(227641) Nothomb Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 2006 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Amélie Nothomb (b. 1967) is a Belgian writer. One of her most famous novels, Stupeur et tremblements, won the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1999.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nothomb is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nothomb is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 227641 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 BD99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0791 |
| Inclination | 2.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.