(17519) Pritsak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 1992 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Omeljan Pritsak (1919-2006), renowned for his Turkish and Ukrainian studies, cofounded the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University and taught there during 1964-1989. In 1990 he oversaw the opening of a branch of the Kiev Oriental Studies Institute in the Crimea.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pritsak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pritsak is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17519 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 YE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.51 km (#8,238 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.380 |
| Rotation period | 5.73 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 December 1992
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