(552385) Rochechouart Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 2007 by Mount Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Rochechouart is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, about 40 km west of Limoges. It is well known for the presence of the Rochechouart-Chassenon astrobleme, an ancient 20-km diameter crater caused by an impact about 207 million years ago.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #16, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rochechouart is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rochechouart is 3.19 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 552385 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 YU18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0549 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.