(19159) Taenakano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Tae Nakano (b. 1975) plays an active part as a planetarian in the Kita-Kyushu Children's Culture and Science Museum and a researcher in the Kyushu Institute of Technology. She also undertakes outreach activities with nano-satellites.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taenakano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taenakano is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19159 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.71 km (#7,995 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.156 |
| Rotation period | 3.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0569 |
| Inclination | 8.49° |
| 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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