(374354) Pesquet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 2005 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Thomas Pesquet (b. 1978) is a French aerospace engineer, pilot and European Space Agency astronaut. From November 2016 to June 2017, Pesquet was part of Expedition 50 and Expedition 51 as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-11-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pesquet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pesquet is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 374354 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UU158 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 0.384° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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