(611980) Pauquachin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 June 2007 by K. M. Perrett D. D. Balam at Maunakea.

The Pauquachin First Nation is one of five bands that comprise the Saanich Nation, located on the west coast of Canada.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pauquachin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pauquachin is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number611980
Provisional designation2007 LH30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.24
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.132
Inclination13.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.31 au

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

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