(295472) Puy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2008 by at Parc National des Cévenn s C. Demeautis, J.-M. Lopez.
Denis Puy (b. 1962) is a Professor at the University of Montpellier and head of the Laboratory Universe and Particles of Montpellier, Puy is a cosmologist, and a specialist in the Dark Ages and the formation of the first elements of the Universe.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #26, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Puy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Puy is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 295472 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QJ14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0379 |
| Inclination | 6.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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