(39814) Christianlegrand Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Christian Legrand (b. 1953) is a public service engineer and French amateur astronomer. He is a co-author of the Virtual Moon Atlas freeware used by many amateurs around the world, and the author of numerous books and articles about the Moon.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Christianlegrand is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christianlegrand is 2.18 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39814 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XF8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.31 km (#14,444 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.233 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 7.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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