(126748) Mariegerbet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2002 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Marie Gerbet (b. 1989) is a French meteorite hunter and a popular science worker from Dole in French Jura. She and her husband have discovered many meteorites.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mariegerbet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mariegerbet is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 126748 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 DP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.48 |
| Orbital period | 5.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0462 |
| Inclination | 1.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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