(170927) Dgebessire Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Gérad Bessire (b. 1953) is a biologist and pedagogue from Courroux, in the Swiss Jura. Besides being a passionate and proficient teacher at the Collège de Delémont, he helped promote the teaching of science in the Jura.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-09-28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dgebessire is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dgebessire is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 170927 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AS3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0840 |
| Inclination | 8.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.