(255308) Christianzuber Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 2005 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Christian Zuber (1930-2005) was a French journalist, writer, film producer and lecturer. He toured the world several times to discover the world of wild animals. He produced the TV series Caméra au poing.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Christianzuber is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christianzuber is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 255308 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 WB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 0.992° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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