(13396) Midavaine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1999 by at St. Michel sur Meu 41033 Bernasconi, L..
Thierry Midavaine is vice-president of the Association Française d´Astronomie. A dedicated observer, he is also a skilled optic-electronics engineer. For many years he has helped amateur astronomers improve their observations by using image-intensifier tubes.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Midavaine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Midavaine is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13396 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RU38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.92 km (#10,766 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Rotation period | 5.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 9.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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