(135268) Haignere Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 2001 by J.-C. Merlin at Le Creusot.
Claudie (b. 1957) and Jean-Pierre Haigneré (b. 1948) are both members of the European Space Agency corps of astronauts. Claudie flew aboard the MIR station in 1996 and the ISS in 2001. Jean-Pierre flew aboard MIR in 1993 and 1999. Claudie was born in Le Creusot, where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haignere is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haignere is 3.91 au from the Sun and 4.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 135268 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SX115 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 4.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.298 |
| Inclination | 1.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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