(363582) Folpotat Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 February 2004 by M. Ory at Vicques.

The Folpotat is a small river in an isolated Jura valley, Switzerland.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Folpotat is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Folpotat is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number363582
Provisional designation2004 CJ3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.34
Orbital period4.29 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.203
Inclination5.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.11 au

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

Also discovered on 9 February 2004

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