Discovery date 3 December 1997 Observation arc 22329 days (61.13 yr) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 3 December 1997 Named after Pink Floyd Discoverer OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey | |
Discovered by OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey (ODAS) at Caussols Alternative names 1999 JH126; 1997 XW3;
1985 UZ2 Aphelion 2.84747 AU (425.975 Gm) Discovery site Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie Similar Sun, Solar System, Asteroid belt | ||
19367 Pink Floyd is an asteroid that has been named in honour of the English musical group Pink Floyd. It was discovered on December 3, 1997. It is in a 3.82-year elliptical orbit around the sun. Its previous perihelion passage occurred on December 23, 2004 at 9h00 UT.
There is little information on the physical properties of 19367 Pink Floyd. Its diameter remains uncertain; range of 3 to 6 km is probable.
19367 Pink Floyd's maximum brightness is estimated to be 1/14958 of the brightness of the faintest objects that can be seen with the human eye.
The asteroid's name is unusual in that it is expressed as two words, instead of "Pinkfloyd" which is the format used by most other minor planets named after individuals or groups (although the asteroid named after the Rolling Stones is also expressed as two words).