(19123) Stephenlevine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Stephen E. Levine (b. 1965), an astronomer at Lowell Observatory, is the Discovery Channel Telescope Commissioning Scientist. His research includes large astrometric surveys and the numerical simulation of the dynamics of astrophysical disk systems.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stephenlevine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stephenlevine is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19123 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.58 km (#16,103 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.268 |
| Inclination | 2.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.699 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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