(52589) Montviloff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 August 1997 by Pises at Pises.
Current president of the Société Astronomique de Montpellier, Nicolas Montviloff was cofounder of the Pises Observatory, together with the director Jean-Marie Lopez.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Montviloff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Montviloff is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52589 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 PY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 3.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.999 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.