(19407) Standing Bear Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 1998 by R. Linderholm at Lime Creek.
Arrested for refusing to be moved to Indian Territory, Standing Bear (1834–1908) petitioned the U.S. District Court in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1879 by writ of habeas corpus. The trial led to the decision that native Americans are “persons within the meaning of the law” and have the rights of citizenship.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Standing Bear is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Standing Bear is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19407 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FG11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.63 km (#8,076 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.160 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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