(19962) Martynenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1986 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Vasily Vasil'evich Martynenko (1930-2000) was a researcher of meteor streams, an organizer of annual meteor expeditions and author of many papers and books. He organized an observatory for young amateurs in Simferopol, a studio of space paintings and a mineralogical museum.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martynenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martynenko is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19962 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RV5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 135 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 4.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.876 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Vasily
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