(214485) Dupouy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 2005 by C. Rinner at Ottmarsheim.
Philippe Dupouy (b. 1952) founded the Observatoire de Dax in 1978. A genius handyman, he built a planetarium showing more than 1000 stars and had a key role in developing the T60 telescope at Pic du Midi. With Michel Meunier, he was the first amateur to discover a comet (C/1997 J2) using a remote-control telescope.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dupouy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dupouy is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 214485 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UV7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.73 km (#13,383 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.127 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 6.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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