(631202) Aquarellia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 2006 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Michel Deconinck (b. 1953) is a Belgian astronomy enthusiast known as Aquarellia, his artist name. He settled in a small village in the Var department (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France), where he makes magnificent drawings and watercolor paintings of nightscapes and astronomical events.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aquarellia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aquarellia is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 631202 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 WW83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0809 |
| Inclination | 5.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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