(305254) Moron Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 December 2007 by M. Ory at Nogales.

Moron is a 1337-m mountain of the Jura, located north of Malleray in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Moron is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Moron is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number305254
Provisional designation2007 YN3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.74
Orbital period4.67 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 3.03 au
Eccentricity0.0842
Inclination5.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

Also discovered on 19 December 2007

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