Discovered by LINEAR MPC designation 19738 Calinger Minor planet category main-belt Absolute magnitude 14.1 Discovery site Experimental Test Site | Discovery date 4 January 2000 Alternative names 2000 AS97 ยท 1991 RZ36 Discovered 4 January 2000 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Named after Manetta Calinger (teacher) Discoverer Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research | ||
19738 Calinger, provisionally designated 2000 AS97, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 4, 2000 by LINEAR, the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research, at Magdalena Ridge Observatory in New Mexico, United States.
The asteroid with a perihelion of 1.86 AU, has an eccentricity of 0.18, an orbital period of 1259 days (3.45 years) and is inclined by 7.7 degree to the ecliptic.
This asteroid is named after Manetta Calinger who mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge.
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