(547666) Morgon Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 March 2005 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.

The French village of Morgon is in the Rhône department (Rhône-Alpes region, France). Morgon is one of the most famous wine appellations of the Beaujolais vineyard.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Morgon is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morgon is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number547666
Provisional designation2010 UK30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.06
Orbital period3.34 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.137
Inclination4.31°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.940 au

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

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