(331992) Chasseral Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 April 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.

The Chasseral is a mountain of the Jura range, overlooking Lake Biel in the Swiss canton of Bern. The summit is 1607 meters above sea level.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Chasseral is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chasseral is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number331992
Provisional designation2005 GU9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.82
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.112
Inclination6.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

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

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