(340929) Bourgelat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2007 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Claude Bourgelat (1712-1779) was a French veterinary surgeon. He was the founder of the Lyon veterinary college in 1761, the first veterinary school in the world.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bourgelat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bourgelat is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 340929 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 ET9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 2.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.838 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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