(65696) Pierrehenry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 1991 by A. Lowe at Palomar.
Pierre Henry Senegas-Lowe (b. 1989) is a son of the discoverer.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pierrehenry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pierrehenry is 3.12 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65696 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TP15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 9.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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