(210997) Guenat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 2001 by M. Ory at Vicques.
François Guenat (b. 1937) was the first curator of the Jura natural science museum in Porrentruy from 1983 to 1999.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-03-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guenat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guenat is 1.95 au from the Sun and 0.974 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 210997 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 XA32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.94 km (#17,098 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 4.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.937 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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