(196945) Guerin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 2003 by C. Rinner at Ottmarsheim.
Georges Guerin (b. 1934) is a retired philosophy professor. He is passionate about astronomy and has built his own observatory at La Ratonie in the Aveyron region of France.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guerin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guerin is 3.41 au from the Sun and 4.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 196945 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 UV29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 4.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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