(184501) Pimprenelle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 2005 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Caroline “Pimprenelle” Christophe (b. 1978) is the discoverer's daughter. Pimprenelle was a puppet character on the 1970s French television show Bonne nuit les petits.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pimprenelle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pimprenelle is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 184501 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 PV5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 0.825° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.971 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.