19926 (1979 YQ) is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1979 YQ as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1979 YQ orbits the sun every 1,520 days (4.16 years), coming as close as 1.96 AU and reaching as far as 3.21 AU from the sun. 1979 YQ is about 12.2 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
The rotation of 1979 YQ has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 55.25 hours.
1979 YQ's orbit is 0.98 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a very wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
1979 YQ's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 1, 1954. It was last officially observed on June 18, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,072 observations used to determine its orbit.
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