(70715) Allancheuvront Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.

Allan Cheuvront (b. 1950) is the Ground System Test Lead for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Prior to serving in this role, he was the Mission Operations Manager for OSIRIS-REx, as well as the Stardust comet sample return mission, and a flight team member on the Magellan mission to Venus.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Allancheuvront is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Allancheuvront is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	70715
Provisional designation	1999 UP49
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.78
Orbital period	4.08 years
Semi-major axis	2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.05 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity	0.199
Inclination	5.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.06 au

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

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