(47852) Frankydubois Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Franky Dubois (b. 1951) is a Belgian amateur astronomer who has been an avid solar observer since 1982. He has logged 11000 observations determining five different relative daily values: Wolf number, Beck Classification Value, Pettis Index, and Intersol Index, all together accounting for just over 50000 total data points.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frankydubois is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frankydubois is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47852 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EQ140 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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