(23882) Fredcourant Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Frédéric Courant (b. 1960) is a journalist who, since 1993, has worked as an animator of the French television science program C'est pas sorcier. This program has interviewed thousands of scientists and has shown through its wide audience the wonders of science to many children.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fredcourant is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fredcourant is 3.42 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23882 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SC12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.18 km (#7,428 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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