(157456) Pivatte Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 2004 by M. Ory at Nogales.
“Pivatte” is the name of the discoverer's house, built in the Swiss city of Delémont. This minor planet is the first found by the discoverer from his home using the internet and the Tenagra 32IN telescope.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pivatte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pivatte is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 157456 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 WT2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0809 |
| Inclination | 0.999° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.