(66097) Maximelebreton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Maxime Lebreton (b. 1967) is a French electronics engineer working at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. He worked on a radiometer dedicated to the FRIPON meteor network. Maxime is also part of the team of the 1-meter telescope at the Pic du Midi Observatory, where his expertise in detecting and repairing electronic faults is highly appreciated.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maximelebreton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maximelebreton is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 66097 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SB11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0997 |
| Inclination | 8.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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