(184508) Courroux Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Courroux is a village in the Swiss Jura near Delémont. In the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa about 150 tombs have been discovered. In Roman times the village was known as Curtis Rufus.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Courroux is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Courroux is 3.14 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 184508 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 PR16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.41 km (#11,818 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0330 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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