(161371) Bertrandou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2003 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Bertrand Christophe (b. 1976), the discoverer's son, was named for Bertrandou le Fifre, a character in Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac. During the siege of Arras, Cyrano asks Bertrandou to play a Gascogne song with his fife to distract the cadets from their hunger.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bertrandou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bertrandou is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 161371 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 SO244 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0640 |
| Inclination | 3.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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