(162937) Pretre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 August 2001 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Heart surgeon René Prêtre (b. 1957), voted Swiss of the Year in 2009, treats children in both Switzerland and Mozambique.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pretre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pretre is 3.73 au from the Sun and 4.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 162937 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 PQ9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.283 |
| Inclination | 0.0681° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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