(77755) Delemont Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 2001 by M. Ory at Vicques.
The city of Delémont is the capital of Jura, situated 50 km southwest of Basel. In 1289 the bishop of Basel, Pierre Reich of Rechenstein, gave it the status of a city. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the valley of Delémont was the Swiss industrial center for iron and steel with about two thousand workers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #14, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delemont is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delemont is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 77755 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 PW13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.28 km (#12,091 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.153 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0330 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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