(227928) Ludoferriere Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2007 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Ludovic Ferrière (b. 1982) is a geologist known for his research on and discoveries of new meteorite impact craters on Earth. He is curator of the prestigious meteorite and impactite collections at the Natural History Museum Vienna (Austria) and a senior research fellow at the University of Vienna.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ludoferriere is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ludoferriere is 3.45 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 227928 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 GT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.96 km (#10,705 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 2.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.