(278225) Didierpelat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 2007 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Didier Pelat (b. 1948) is an astronomer at Paris Observatory, who has worked on spectroscopy and modeling of active galactic nuclei, hydrodynamics of accretion disks and stellar populations synthesis. He has also designed an iterative Bracewell interferometer extending the nulling effect to a large bandwidth.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Didierpelat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Didierpelat is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 278225 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 EY87 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 5.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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