(39792) Patrickchevalley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Patrick Chevalley (b. 1958) is a computer engineer and Swiss amateur astronomer. He is the author of the Cartes du Ciel planetarium and CCDciel image acquisition freeware, and co-author of the Virtual Moon Atlas freeware used by many amateurs around the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patrickchevalley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patrickchevalley is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39792 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 RJ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 4.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.931 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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