(600665) Nuitsaintgeorges Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 February 2012 by M. Ory at Oukaimeden.

Nuits-Saint-Georges is a town situated between Beaune and Dijon, France. It is part of the Côte de Nuits wine-producing area of Burgundy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Nuitsaintgeorges is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nuitsaintgeorges is 3.28 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number600665
Provisional designation2012 DD115
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.4
Orbital period5.58 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.96 – 3.33 au
Eccentricity0.0584
Inclination11.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.95 au

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

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