(19208) Starrfield Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Sumner Starrfield (b. 1940) is an American astronomer. Regents' professor at the Arizona State University, Starrfield explained nova outbursts with a thermonuclear runaway model. He is also a leading expert on stellar pulsations. The name was suggested by J. Krautter.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Starrfield is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Starrfield is 1.92 au from the Sun and 1.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19208 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.13 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 2.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.928 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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