(6065) Chesneau Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 July 1987 by Helin, E. F., Dunbar, R. S. at Palomar.
Olivier Chesneau (b. 1972) is a French astronomer who has studied circumstellar environments with the ESO VLT Interferometer, from proto-planetary disks to nova envelopes. His pioneering work produced frequent and unique discoveries with a worldwide network of collaborations that he assembled since the early 2000s.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chesneau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chesneau is 1.95 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6065 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 OC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.49 km (#9,718 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.369 |
| Rotation period | 33.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 23.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.892 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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