(565039) Meganengel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 2004 by D. D. Balam P. A. Wiegert at Maunakea.
Megan C. Engel (b. 1989) is a Canadian theoretical physicist at the Department of Biological Science of the University of Calgary, whose graduate work at Oxford earned her the Springer Theses Prize. She is a former Rhodes Scholar, dedicated mother, inspiring mentor and passionate science educator.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #23, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meganengel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meganengel is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 565039 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 BK19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 2.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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