(19246) Megumisasaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 1994 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S. at Nyukasa.
Megumi Sasaki (b. 1994) is a Japanese physical therapist who works at Minamino Hospital in Hachioji, Japan. When the first discoverer was hospitalized with cerebral infarctions she trained him to walk again.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Megumisasaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Megumisasaki is 1.97 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19246 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 EL7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.29 km (#14,515 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.341 |
| Rotation period | 4.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 3.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.959 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 March 1994
- (6144) Kondojiro
- (6424) Ando
- (6667) Sannaimura
- (8548) Sumizihara
- (16680) Minamitanemachi
- (22385) Fujimoriboshi