(13705) Llapasset Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 1998 by Bedoin at Bedoin.
Jean-Marie Llapasset is a highly active French amateur astronomer. His main interest is the CCD observation of supernovae, and he is responsible for the coordination of measuring supernova magnitudes within the Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs Électroniques.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Llapasset is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Llapasset is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13705 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QJ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.81 km (#15,631 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.425 |
| Rotation period | 115 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 4.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.930 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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