(65864) Claudepieplu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 July 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Claude Pieplu (1923–2003) was a French actor, with a long career in theater, cinema and television. He is mostly remembered for being the narrator of the television series Les Shadoks.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Claudepieplu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Claudepieplu is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65864 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 OT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.69 km (#6,894 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 7.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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