(66144) Celinereyle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Céline Reylé (b. 1973) is a French astronomer who began her career with a thesis on comets, then specialized in the study of the Milky Way’s structure, formation, and evolution, as well as the smallest stars and brown dwarfs. She contributes to ESA’s Gaia mission, and served as President of the French Society for Astronomy and Astrophysics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Celinereyle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Celinereyle is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 66144 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SJ171 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.62 km (#17,310 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.295 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 2.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.923 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Celine
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Also discovered on 18 September 1998
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