(74168) Quentinleicht Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Quentin Leicht (b. 1987) is a French science popularizer. He created the YouTube channel Le Journal de l’Espace in 2019, which is a French-language space news and culture channel aimed at both the general public and enthusiasts, sharing his passion for science and space.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #14, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Quentinleicht is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quentinleicht is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 74168 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RK2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.04 km (#10,523 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0700 |
| Inclination | 5.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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