(19535) Rowanatkinson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Rowan S. Atkinson (b. 1955), one of Britain's finest comedy actors of the last two decades, was inspired by the work of Jacques Tati and John Cleese. Whether the comedy is verbal, as in the television series Blackadder, or physical, as in Mr. Bean, Atkinson is always brilliant.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rowanatkinson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rowanatkinson is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19535 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 HF3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.07 km (#10,478 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.207 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 2.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.