(214432) Belprahon Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 August 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.

Belprahon is a village located in the French-speaking part of the canton of Bern in the north of Switzerland.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Belprahon is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Belprahon is 3.44 au from the Sun and 4.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number214432
Provisional designation2005 QA57
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Rotation period5.15 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)16.0
Orbital period5.77 years
Semi-major axis3.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.77 – 3.67 au
Eccentricity0.139
Inclination5.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.76 au

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

Also discovered on 29 August 2005

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