(260906) Robichon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Noël Robichon (b. 1967) is a French astronomer who works at the Paris Observatory on astrometry, open clusters and stellar kinematics.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robichon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robichon is 3.39 au from the Sun and 4.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 260906 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 RR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.19 km (#10,271 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 7.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Noel
All asteroids named after someone called Noel