(23877) Gourmaud Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Jamy Gourmaud (b. 1964) is a journalist involved with Frédéric Courant and Sabine Quindou in the creation of the French television science program C'est pas sorcier. With the help of scale models, Gourmaud explains the concepts behind the facts. Thousands of different scale models have been built and used in the program.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gourmaud is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gourmaud is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23877 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 4.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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