(329935) Prevot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Jean Prévôt (1585-1631) was born in Delémont in Swiss Jura, like the discoverer. Prévôt became a famous physician and professor in Italy at the University of Padua.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Prevot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Prevot is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 329935 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 OH19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 5.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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