(264476) Aepic Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 April 2001 by St. Veran at St. Veran.
Aepic comes from “Amateurs Espace Pic”, a French association of amateur astronomers that popularizes astronomy at the Pic du Midi Observatory. Michel Hernandez, a St. Veran observer, is one of the founders of the association.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aepic is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aepic is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 264476 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0986 |
| Inclination | 3.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 April 2001
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- (26727) Wujunjun
- (26728) Luwenqi
- (26744) Marthahaynes
- (48159) Saint-Veran
- (108140) Alir