(65698) Emmarochelle Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 October 1991 by A. Lowe at Palomar.

Emma Rochelle Slater (b. 1989) is the stepdaughter of the discoverer.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Emmarochelle is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emmarochelle is 3.21 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number65698
Provisional designation1991 TP16
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.19
Orbital period4.16 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.70 – 3.47 au
Eccentricity0.342
Inclination5.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.725 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Emma

Also discovered on 6 October 1991

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