(320260) Bertout Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2007 by Kiss, L., Sarneczky, K. at Siding Spring.
Claude Bertout (b. 1946) is a French astronomer and long-time editor of Astronomy and Astrophysics. As Editor-in-Chief (1999-2011), he played a key role in making the journal one of the world-standards in astronomical publishing. His main research areas are star formation and the physics of T Tauri stars.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-03-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bertout is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bertout is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 320260 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 QA5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0588 |
| Inclination | 3.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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