(192291) Palindrome Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 August 1990 by A. Lowe at Palomar.

A palindrome is a word, number, phrase, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward, of which the permanent number of this minor planet is an example.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Palindrome is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palindrome is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number192291
Provisional designation1990 QX19
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.82
Orbital period4.50 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.37 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.132
Inclination8.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.36 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 17 August 1990

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