(289992) Onfray Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 2005 by Saint-Sulpice at Saint-Sulpice.
Michel Onfray (b. 1959) is a French philosopher who created a tuition-free People's University in Caen. He is one of the discoverer's favorite authors.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-03-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Onfray is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Onfray is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 289992 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 PF6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Inclination | 0.351° |
| 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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