(66198) Micheltallon Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 January 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.

Michel Tallon (b. 1962) is a French researcher at the Centre de recherche astrophysique de Lyon, specializing in optical interferometry. He works on upstream developments of observational methods and associated innovative signal processing, e.g., for wavefront reconstruction or for adaptive-optics control using an inverse problem approach.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #9, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Micheltallon is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Micheltallon is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	66198
Provisional designation	1999 BH11
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.6
Orbital period	3.25 years
Semi-major axis	2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.88 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity	0.144
Inclination	2.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.870 au

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

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