(38237) Roche Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 July 1999 by Pises at Pises.

Astronomer and mathematician Edouard Roche (1820-1883), of the University of Montpellier, was known for his work on the sun, comets, celestial mechanics and, most notably, for the “Roche limit”.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

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Where Roche is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roche is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	38237
Provisional designation	1999 OF
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	1.77 km (#17,242 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.271
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.8
Orbital period	3.67 years
Semi-major axis	2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.99 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity	0.165
Inclination	1.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.977 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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