(10144) Bernardbigot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 1994 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.
Bernard Bigot (1950–2022) was a French chemist. He was the French High Commissioner for Atomic Energy from 2003 to 2009, as well as a scientific advisor to the French government. Bigot was the French representative to and (from 2015) Director General of the International Thermonuclear Experimental ReactorNaming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bernardbigot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernardbigot is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10144 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AB2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.07 km (#7,563 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.268 |
| Rotation period | 3.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0204 |
| Inclination | 0.774° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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