(242492) Fantomas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 2004 by M. Ory at Nogales.
Fantomas is one of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction. Fantomas was created in 1911 by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-08-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fantomas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fantomas is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 242492 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 VU65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.28 km (#16,639 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 3.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.