(19353) Pierrethierry Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 March 1997 by at Ramonville-St-Agne 66725 Buil, C..

Pierre Thierry (b. 1950) has built equipment designed for making astronomical observations. He created the Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs Électroniques in 1994.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pierrethierry is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pierrethierry is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19353
Provisional designation1997 EQ30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.23 km (#12,201 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.206
Absolute magnitude (H)13.98
Orbital period4.40 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination11.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.32 au

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

Also named after someone called Pierre

Also discovered on 10 March 1997