(86043) Cevennes Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 July 1999 by Pises at Pises.

The Pises Observatory is located on the Lingas plateau near Mount Aigoual in the Cévennes National Park in Southern France. The region is registered as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cevennes is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cevennes is 3.41 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number86043
Provisional designation1999 OE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.77
Orbital period5.02 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.44 – 3.42 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination12.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.46 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 16 July 1999

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