(243285) Fauvaud Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 2008 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Stéphane Fauvaud (b. 1968) is an active French amateur astronomer. He specializes in photometry of minor planets and variable stars that he observes with the 0.6-m reflector at Pic du Midi Observatory.Naming citation (20121228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fauvaud is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fauvaud is 3.61 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 243285 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 CJ181 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.02 km (#10,586 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 6.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.35 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0377 |
| Inclination | 9.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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