Discovery date 29 January 1998 Observation arc 22469 days (61.52 yr) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt Discoverer OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey | Alternative names 1998 BZ32 Discovered 29 January 1998 Named after The Rolling Stones MPC designation 19383 | |
Discovered by OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey Aphelion 2.6618612 AU (398.20877 Gm) Perihelion 1.9595590 AU (293.14585 Gm) Discovery site Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie | ||
19383 Rolling Stones (1998 BZ32) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29, 1998, by the OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey at Caussols. It has been named in honor of the English musical group The Rolling Stones.
The asteroid's name is unusual in that it is expressed as two words, instead of "Rollingstones" which is the format used by most other minor planets named for individuals or groups (although the asteroid named after Pink Floyd is also expressed as two words).
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