(19367) Pink Floyd Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
An influential English progressive rock group, Pink Floyd wrote several astronomically themed songs, such as Interstellar Overdrive and Astronomy Domine. The group's 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon is one of the classic rock recordings.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pink Floyd is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pink Floyd is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19367 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.65 km (#8,060 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 3.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.