(256374) Danielpequignot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 2006 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Daniel Pequignot (b. 1945), astronomer at Paris Observatory, worked on modeling and spectroscopy of nebulae. He discovered heavy elements in nebulae, Raman lines in planetary nebulae and deuterium Balmer lines in the optical spectrum of HII regions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-03-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielpequignot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielpequignot is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 256374 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 YZ13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 7.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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