Discovered by F. Borngen Alternative names 1989 GJ8, 1999 XP18 Discovered 6 April 1989 Discoverer Freimut Börngen Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 6 April 1989 Observation arc 9715 days (26.60 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Petrus Apianus MPC designation 19139 | |
Aphelion 2.7838253 AU (416.45434 Gm) Perihelion 2.3841428 AU (356.66269 Gm) Discovery site Karl Schwarzschild Observatory | ||
19139 Apian is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 6, 1989, by F. Borngen at the astronomical observatory of the Thuringian State Observatory Tautenburg, Germany.
Apian is named after the German humanist Peter Apian. The name applies as official international standard and is registered at the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
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