(265924) Franceclemente Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 2006 by at Vallemare Borbona 107741 Casulli, V. S..
Francesco Clemente (b. 1952) is an Italian painter and designer. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-12-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Franceclemente is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Franceclemente is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 265924 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 BL147 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0787 |
| Inclination | 3.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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