(643975) Lanthimos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 2006 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Yorgos Lanthimos (b. 1973) is a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades and awards at film festivals, including the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in 2023 for Poor Things.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lanthimos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lanthimos is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 643975 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 SH299 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0371 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.