(53127) Adrienklotz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Adrien N. Klotz (b. 1999) is a French amateur astronomer who observes RR Lyrae stars. He has also contributed to the technical maintenance of the TAROT telescope network. He is also a passionate musician and a research engineer at the Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adrienklotz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adrienklotz is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 53127 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 AH25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.78 km (#7,897 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0300 |
| Inclination | 2.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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