(121865) Dauvergne Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 2000 by Colas, F., Cavadore, C. at La Silla.
Jean Luc Dauvergne (b. 1976) is a French scientific journalist working at the astronomical magazine ciel et espace. He is also a passionate amateur astronomer working frequently with the 1-m telescope team at Pic du Midi observatory to produce excellent quality planetary images.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dauvergne is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dauvergne is 1.93 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 121865 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CT80 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.08 km (#15,026 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 4.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.910 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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