(19022) Penzel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 2000 by G. Lehmann at Drebach.
Edgar Penzel (b. 1921) founded the school observatory in Rodewisch Saxony, and directed it from 1950 to 1986. In 1957, the astronomers on the observatory's staff were the first in Central Europe to watch the artificial Satellite Sputnik 1. The observatory was named for the first German astronaut, Sigmund Jähn, in 1979.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Penzel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Penzel is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19022 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SR44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.25 km (#10,150 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 15.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0850 |
| Inclination | 2.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Edgar
All asteroids named after someone called Edgar
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