(47054) Jacquesblamont Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Jacques Blamont (1926–2020) was a French astrophysicist and one of the founding fathers of space activities in France. He created in 1958 the first national space laboratory (now Latmos). He became in 1962 the first scientific and technical director of the newly-created CNES (French space agency). He initiated cooperation with the U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and India.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jacquesblamont is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacquesblamont is 3.07 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47054 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.50 km (#13,983 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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