(15705) Hautot Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 January 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Antoine Hautot (1909-1998) was the discoverer's physics professor at the University of Liège. He did seminal work on the study of the photographic process and on the foundations of subatomic physics. The name was suggested by C. Sterken.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hautot is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hautot is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	15705
Provisional designation	1988 AH5
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.80 km (#11,013 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.160
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.98
Orbital period	3.76 years
Semi-major axis	2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.21 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity	0.0852
Inclination	6.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.23 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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Also discovered on 14 January 1988

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