(65937) Herveconstans Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Hervé Constans (b. 1998) is a French electronics engineer. He was the lead developer of a radiometer dedicated to the FRIPON fireball network. Hervé is not only a passionate about the Pic du Midi observatory, he also divides his time between producing organic honey, cider and wine in the Albi region.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herveconstans is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herveconstans is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65937 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FZ72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.10 km (#14,961 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0852 |
| Inclination | 8.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Herve
All asteroids named after someone called Herve
Also discovered on 26 March 1998
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- (19410) Guisard
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