(19603) Monier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elizabeth Nicole Monier (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for her biochemistry, medicine, health and microbiology project. She attends the Keystone Junior High School, San Antonio, Texas.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Monier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Monier is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19603 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NF48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.22 km (#12,223 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Rotation period | 5.20 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0852 |
| Inclination | 7.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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