(372305) Bourdeille Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 2008 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Christian Bourdeille (b. 1958) is the founding president of Uranoscope de l'Ile de France, an astronomical observatory open to the public since 1983 in Gretz Armainvilliers (France). He is also the founding president of Uranoscope de France created in 1995 with the fundamental goal of developing international relations between amateur and professional astronomers worldwide.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bourdeille is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bourdeille is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 372305 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 WO61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 0.481° |
| 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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