(120375) Kugel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 2005 by C. Rinner at Ottmarsheim.
François Kugel (b. 1959) is a very active comet observer. He founded the Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, at Dauban, Banon, in 2005 to continue his observations and accommodate the instruments of other astronomers.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kugel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kugel is 1.82 au from the Sun and 1.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120375 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 PB6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 2.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.795 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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