(13770) Commerson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Philibert Commerson (1727-1773) was a French naturalist, botanist and explorer. In 1764 he joined Bougainville on the frigate Boudeuse to circumnavigate the world. Near Rio de Janeiro he found a vivid colorful vine, which upon his suggestion was named Bougainvillea by the French botanist de Jussieu.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Commerson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Commerson is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13770 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 ST145 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.37 km (#11,910 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.336 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0913 |
| Inclination | 3.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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