(67979) Michelory Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 2000 by J.-C. Merlin at Le Creusot.
Michel Ory (b. 1966), a physicist and teacher in the Swiss Jura, founded the Observatoire Astronomique Jurassien, near Vicques. Between 2000 and 2003 he discovered 30 minor planets, including a Hilda object.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michelory is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michelory is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 67979 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 XS10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.62 km (#6,977 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Rotation period | 5.33 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0244 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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