(332183) Jaroussky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 2006 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Philippe Jaroussky (b. 1978) is a French countertenor. He began his musical career with the violin and then took up the piano before turning to singing. He is noted for his coloratura technique and for compelling and enlivened interpretations of baroque cantatas and operas.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jaroussky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jaroussky is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 332183 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 BE186 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 9.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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