(59388) Monod Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1999 by M. M. M. Santangelo at Monte Agliale.
Jacques Monod (1910-1976) was a French biologist who received the Nobel prize in 1965 for his work on the synthesis of proteins. He wrote also about epistemology, as in his book Chance and necessity (1970).Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Monod is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Monod is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 59388 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FU19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.97 km (#17,060 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.345 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 4.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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