(19597) Ryanlee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ryan Thomas Lee (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for his earth and space science project. He attends the Fairfield Middle School, Fairfield, Ohio.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ryanlee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ryanlee is 3.02 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19597 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NJ32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0740 |
| Inclination | 2.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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