(56041) Luciendumont Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1998 by R. Roy at Blauvac.
Lucien Dumont (b. 1913) is an aeronautics engineer who worked for the French Railways (SNCF). In 1978, he initiated the creation of the astronomical association of the SNCF.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luciendumont is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luciendumont is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 56041 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XO4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.60 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 7.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.798 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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