(236463) Bretecher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 2006 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Cartoonist Claire Bretécher (b. 1940) contributed to many comic-strip magazines, including Spirou, Tintin and Pilote. In 1972 she created L'Echo des Savanes with Marcel Gottlieb and Nikita Mandryka. She is renowned for the acuteness of her observations of society.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bretecher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bretecher is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 236463 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 FF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0752 |
| Inclination | 2.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.