(360762) FRIPON Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 January 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.

The Fireball Recovery and Inter Planetary Observation Network's (FRIPON) aim is to locate all the meteorites that fall in France, using one hundred cameras to obtain full coverage. The Jura Observatory (Vicques) is part of the network.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #1, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where FRIPON is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: FRIPON is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number360762
Provisional designation2005 AT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.66
Orbital period3.81 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination2.15°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

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