(179764) Myriamsarah Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 2002 by M. Ory at Vicques.

Myriam Ory (b. 1998) and Sarah Ory (b. 2000) are daughters of the discoverer.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Myriamsarah is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Myriamsarah is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number179764
Provisional designation2002 SC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.6
Orbital period3.59 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.138
Inclination7.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

Also named after someone called Myriam

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