(5769) Michard Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 August 1987 by CERGA at Caussols.

Named in honor of Raymond Michard (1925– ), administrator of the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur since 1987 and ardent supporter of the CERGA Schmidt. He had earlier studied the sun at Sacramento Peak and led the Service Solaire at Meudon during 1971–76. He later studied the morphology of elliptical galaxies in Texas and at Nice, where he was director in 1981.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Michard is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michard is 3.25 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	5769
Provisional designation	1987 PL
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	12.1 km (#4,058 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.176
Rotation period	3.35 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.47
Orbital period	5.19 years
Semi-major axis	3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.71 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity	0.0952
Inclination	9.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.70 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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