(66197) Isabosc Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Isabelle Bosc (b. 1961) is a French researcher at the Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon, specializing mainly in optical interferometry (OI). She contributed significantly to GI2T, the first visible-wavelength interferometer utilizing two large apertures. Isabelle has always been involved in software development and in user support to make OI easier.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Isabosc is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Isabosc is 2.00 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 66197 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BO6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.00 km (#12,737 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 700 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 3.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.965 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Isabelle
All asteroids named after someone called Isabelle
Also discovered on 20 January 1999
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- (10425) Landfermann
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- (28251) Gerbaldi
- (56095) Buniatishvili
- (59199) Jorisbossard
- (59211) Bernardfort
- (66198) Micheltallon
- (66200) Gibis
- (79896) Billhaley
- (121018) Malvinabilleres
- (121019) Minodamato