(19023) Varela Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elizabeth Van Cortlandt Varela (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She attends the West Potomac High School, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Varela is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Varela is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19023 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SH111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.41 km (#8,369 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Rotation period | 7.44 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 2.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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