(205424) Bibracte Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 April 2001 by J.-C. Merlin at Le Creusot.
Situated at the Mont Beuvray (Morvan, France), some 35 km from Le Creusot, Bibracte was the capital of the Haeduans Celtic tribe during the first century B.C. It is the place where Vercingétorix was crowned king of the Gallic tribes in 52 B.C. during the Gallic war.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bibracte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bibracte is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 205424 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 GY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0983 |
| Inclination | 5.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.