(219067) Bossuet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704), a French bishop and orator at the Cathedral of Meaux, is famous for his Discourse on Universal History (1681), written in a masterly French style.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bossuet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bossuet is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 219067 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JB18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 2.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.923 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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