(227962) Aramis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 April 2007 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.

René d´Aramis de Vannes (né René d´Herblay) is a fictional character in Dumas' The Three Musketeers and its sequels. Aramis and the other two musketeers Athos and Porthos are friends of the novel's protagonist, d´Artagnan. The fictional Aramis is loosely based on the historical musketeer Henri d´Aramitz.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Aramis is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAramisAramis

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aramis is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number227962
Provisional designation2007 HQ14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.46 km (#11,722 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0390
Absolute magnitude (H)16.04
Orbital period4.98 years
Semi-major axis2.92 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.88 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.0124
Inclination5.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.87 au

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

Also discovered on 19 April 2007

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