(232409) Dubes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2003 by St. Veran at St. Veran.
Alain Dubes (1935-2016) was a French amateur astronomer. He liked to go and observe the sky at the Pic du Midi observatory where he made us taste his `cannelés, a specialty of cakes from the Bordeaux region.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dubes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dubes is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 232409 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 EU1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 7.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.866 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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