(317917) Jodelle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 2003 by Saint-Sulpice at Saint-Sulpice.
Etienne Jodelle (1532-1573) was a French dramatist and poet. He was a member of the La pleiade group of poets, created to defend the French language as the official language of France.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jodelle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jodelle is 3.26 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 317917 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 UH313 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 4.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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