(289587) Chantdugros Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 March 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.

“Le Chant du Gros” is an open air music festival founded by Gilles Pierre in 1991 and held in Le Noirmont, Switzerland.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Chantdugros is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chantdugros is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number289587
Provisional designation2005 FB5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.74
Orbital period3.47 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.183
Inclination3.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.867 au

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

Also named after someone called Le

Also discovered on 30 March 2005

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