(588108) Boteropop Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 May 2007 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Laurent Maupoint (b. 1975) is a French street artist living in Angers. He created the character Botero PoP which he adapts to a multitude of contexts inspired by cartoons, films, mythologies, video games, politics and current events. Dozens of his drawings on earthenware are visible in the streets of Angers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boteropop is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boteropop is 3.21 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 588108 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 JX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.08 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0229 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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