(170906) Coluche Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 December 2004 by M. Ory at Nogales.
Michel Colucci (1944–1986), better known as Coluche, was a French comedian and actor, famous for his irreverent sense of humor. He was one of the first major comedians to regularly use profanities as a source of humor on French television. He was the organizer of a charity called “Les Restos du Cœur”.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Coluche is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Coluche is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 170906 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XC41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 1.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.922 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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