(99262) Bleustein Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 2001 by J.-C. Merlin at Le Creusot.
Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet (1906-1996) established the Foundation of the Vocation in 1960. The foundation provides financial help for young people who devote their lives to a vocation in various domains (arts, literature, medicine, sciences, etc.). The discoverer was a laureate of this foundation in 1982.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bleustein is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bleustein is 3.35 au from the Sun and 4.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 99262 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OQ12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.99 km (#10,629 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.135 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0834 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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