(181702) Forcalquier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1988 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Forcalquier is a French community in front of the Luberon Massif, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. In the Middle Ages it was the capital of Haute-Provence. The St.-Michel Observatory is only 8 km away from the center of Forcalquier.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Forcalquier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Forcalquier is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 181702 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RC9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 5.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.744 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.