(495181) Rogerwaters Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 2012 by M. Kusiak M. Å»oÅnowski at Tincana.
Roger Waters (b. 1943) is an English musician, one of the founders of Pink Floyd. His solo albums, including Amused to Death and Is This the Life We Really Want?, highlight the social problems of the modern world. He has been involved in human rights activities and projects to help fight extreme poverty and malaria.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #13, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rogerwaters is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rogerwaters is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 495181 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 PV19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.278 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.909 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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