(335306) Mouhot Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 August 2005 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.

Clement Mouhot (b. 1978) is a French mathematician and academic. He is Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge, and a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. His research is primarily in partial differential equations and mathematical physics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mouhot is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mouhot is 1.94 au from the Sun and 0.945 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number335306
Provisional designation2005 QK30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.1
Orbital period3.47 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.74 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.242
Inclination5.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.724 au

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

Also named after someone called Clement

Also discovered on 28 August 2005

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