(291325) de Tyard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 2006 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Pontus de Tyard (c. 1521-1605) was a French poet and priest, and a member of “La Pléiade”, a group of seven humanist poets. He was born at Bissy-sur-Fley in Burgundy and became bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône. In his later years he devoted himself to the study of mathematics and philosophy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where de Tyard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: de Tyard is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 291325 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 BG191 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 5.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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