(31192) Aigoual Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 December 1997 by Pises at Pises.

Mount Aigoual is the highest mountain of the Cévennes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Aigoual is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aigoual is 3.17 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number31192
Provisional designation1997 YH16
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period4.33 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.12
Orbital period4.56 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 3.27 au
Eccentricity0.187
Inclination3.45°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 29 December 1997

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