(596687) Patrickcote Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2006 by D. D. Balam P. A. Wiegert at Maunakea.
Patrick Côté (b. 1965) is a Canadian astronomer and Principal Research Officer at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. His research interests include the study of dark matter, galaxy evolution, supermassive black holes, star clusters and galactic nuclei.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patrickcote is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patrickcote is 3.40 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 596687 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 AZ103 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.99 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0647 |
| Inclination | 17.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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