(19911) Rigaux

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Asteroid
(19911) Rigaux
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  May 23, 2014 ( JD 2,456,800.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0492  AU
eccentricity 0.2820
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1588 AU - 3.9396 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.7907 °
Sidereal period 5.32 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.02 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 18 km
Absolute brightness 12.4 mag
history
Explorer F. Rigaux
Date of discovery March 26, 1933
Another name 1933 FK , 1949 HG, 1999 TN 97 , 2000 VS 56
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(19911) Rigaux is an asteroid of the main belt discovered by the Belgian astronomer Fernand Rigaux in Ukkel on March 26, 1933 .

It was named after its discoverer on December 25, 2015 at the suggestion of the Dutch astronomer Willem Fröger .

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