(210245) Castets Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 2007 by Pic du Midi at Pic du Midi.
Martine Castets (b. 1949) is a former school teacher and French amateur astronomer. For many years she has been responsible for the AT60 association, which allows amateur astronomers at Pic du Midi to use the 0.6-m telescope, with which this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Castets is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Castets is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 210245 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 RG216 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 1.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.971 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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