(95771) Lachat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2003 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Damien Lachat (b. 1977) is an electronics engineer who works at the Swiss Federal Office of Metrology and an amateur astronomer in Jura. He is one of the founders of the Observatoire Astronomique Jurassien, near Vicques.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lachat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lachat is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 95771 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 EZ49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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