(649238) Marsloire Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 2005 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Mars is a small village in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. François Montgilbert (1655–1735), a 10th-generation ancestor of the discoverer, was born in this village.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marsloire is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marsloire is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 649238 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 BK56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0548 |
| Inclination | 5.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.