(37865) Georgesattard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Georges Attard (b. 1957) is a French computer scientist and program manager in the aerospace industry. He has developed a number of image processing algorithms and has contributed to digital mapping and satellite imagery software.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Georgesattard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgesattard is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37865 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FS15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.14 km (#14,859 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.259 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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