(19226) Peiresc Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580-1637) was a French humanist and philosopher with a great interest in astronomy. In 1610 he discovered the Orion Nebula and was one of the first to draw a map of the moon. He observed the satellites of Jupiter and has been honored with the lunar crater Peirescus.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peiresc is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peiresc is 3.51 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19226 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 RA8 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.8 km (#3,792 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Rotation period | 14.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 6.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.19 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0487 |
| Inclination | 8.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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