(44263) Nansouty Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 1998 by Dupouy, P., Marechal, F. at Dax.
Charles Marie Etienne Champion, comte de Nansouty (1815-1895), was a French general and meteorologist. After his military retirement, he dedicated himself to meteorology, installing a meteorological station 1500 feet below the top of the Pic du Midi in 1873. He was a cofounder of the Observatoire du Pic du Midi in 1878.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nansouty is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nansouty is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 44263 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QR53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.03 km (#12,671 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.329 |
| Rotation period | 3.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 8.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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