(678198) Jeanmariferenbac Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 2013 by M. Ory at Oukaimeden.

Jean-Marie Fehrenbach (b. 1940) is a French aeronautical engineer and amateur astronomer. He is one of the founders and a member of the management team of the Belesta observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jeanmariferenbac is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeanmariferenbac is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number678198
Provisional designation2017 OA85
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.64
Orbital period4.66 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity0.249
Inclination9.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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