(49294) Jacqclairnoens Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Jacques-Clair Noëns (b. 1945) was a French astronomer at Pic-du-Midi Observatory. He was head of the solar corona service and he developed his 0.2-m spectro-coronagraph in the historic Baillaud dome. In 1988, Noëns involved amateur astronomers in a survey of the solar corona.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #3, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jacqclairnoens is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacqclairnoens is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 49294 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.60 km (#17,316 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.525 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.276 |
| Inclination | 3.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.696 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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