(19809) Nancyowen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nancy Owen mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Hazelgrove Elementary School, Lee's Summit, Missouri.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nancyowen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nancyowen is 2.25 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19809 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SC86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0351 |
| Inclination | 6.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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