(343134) Bizet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 2009 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic era. Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, which has become one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertoire.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bizet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bizet is 3.60 au from the Sun and 4.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 343134 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 FG5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 7.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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