(73984) Claudebernard Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 February 1998 by R. Roy at Blauvac.

Claude Bernard (b. 1931) worked in the French Railways (SNCF) as a train driver. He is an avid solar observer who has gathered visual observations of sunspots and tried to correlate them with terrestrial phenomena. He co-founded the astronomical association of the SNCF.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Claudebernard is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Claudebernard is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	73984
Provisional designation	1998 DJ20
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.35
Orbital period	3.34 years
Semi-major axis	2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.96 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity	0.123
Inclination	5.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.954 au

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

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