(48960) Clouet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 1998 by R. Roy at Blauvac.
Bernard Clouet (b. 1931) was general secretary of the French Astronomical Society and an observer of double stars. He co-founded the astronomical association of workers of the French Railways and was its president for many years.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Clouet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clouet is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48960 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QR26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 1.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.896 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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