(19662) Stunzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joseph Robert Stunzi (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health and microbiology project. He attends the St. Joseph School, Athens, Georgia.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stunzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stunzi is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19662 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RG132 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 6.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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