(13115) Jeangodin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jean Godin des Odonais (1713–1792) was the nephew of Louis Godin, one of the members of the La Condamine expedition in Peru. In May 1736 he joined the expedition and married Isabel de Casa Mayor, an heiress from a very wealthy family. Back in France he composed a grammar for the Quichua (Kichwa) language.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeangodin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeangodin is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13115 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SU6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.13 km (#8,748 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.156 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0922 |
| Inclination | 0.427° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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