(59248) Genevievesoucail Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Geneviève Soucail (b. 1962) is a French observational astronomer working on cosmology and gravitational lensing, especially in galaxy clusters. She has published extensively on strong and weak lensing, held academic leadership roles in Toulouse, and contributed to early identification and interpretation of lensing features in the galaxy cluster Abell 370.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Genevievesoucail is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Genevievesoucail is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 59248 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CG13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0794 |
| Inclination | 7.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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