(9795) Deprez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1996 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Brigitte Deprez (b. 1939) is the wife of Uccle astronomer Jozef Denoyelle, colleague of the discoverer. Brigitte always showed loving understanding when Jozef had to go abroad for astronomical observing duties.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Deprez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deprez is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9795 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 GJ19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.03 km (#12,657 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Rotation period | 4.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0729 |
| Inclination | 1.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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