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4 unusual facts about 19367 Pink Floyd


19367 Pink Floyd

Its previous perihelion passage occurred on December 23, 2004 at 9h00 UT.

19367 Pink Floyd is an asteroid that has been named in honour of the English musical group Pink Floyd.

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 for individuals or groups (although the asteroid named for the Rolling Stones is also expressed as two words).

19383 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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