(19637) Presbrey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Scott Thomas Presbrey (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health and microbiology project. He attends the Canterbury School, Ft. Myers, Florida.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Presbrey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Presbrey is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19637 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RU48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 4.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.940 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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