(39641) Pezy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 May 1995 by A. Vagnozzi at Stroncone.

Pézy is a former French commune located in Beauce in the department of Eure-et-Loir. In ancient times, this village was a place of pilgrimage in the hope of obtaining fertilizing rains during great droughts.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pezy is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPezyPezy

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pezy is 2.00 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number39641
Provisional designation1995 KM1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.44
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.79 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.222
Inclination4.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.775 au

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

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