(69839) Denishuber Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Denis Huber (b. 1975) is a French geotechnical engineer specializing in soil and rock mechanics. He contributes to technical guidelines on environmental asbestos and hard-to-access work sites, enhancing safety and improving risk-assessment methods in complex geological contexts. Denis is also an amateur astronomer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #9, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Denishuber is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Denishuber is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 69839 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SJ10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.46 km (#9,772 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 1.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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