(59211) Bernardfort Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Bernard Fort (b. 1942) is a French astronomer whose pioneering work on CCD detectors advanced optical astronomy. It enabled the discovery of the first giant gravitationally lensed arcs in the galaxy cluster Abell 370 followed by early measurements of weak lensing distortions. He later served two terms as Director of the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bernardfort is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernardfort is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 59211 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BS13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 1.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.998 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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