(77441) Jouve Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 2001 by St. Veran at St. Veran.
Jacques Jouve (b. 1929) was involved in the construction of the Paris Observatory's station near Saint-Véran. Until 1980 the station was dedicated to studies of the solar corona.Naming citation (20040928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jouve is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jouve is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 77441 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.43 km (#14,158 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.137 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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