(362420) Rolandgarros Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 2004 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Roland Georges Garros (1888–1918) was a pioneering French aviator and World War I fighter pilot. The French Open tennis tournament takes its name from the Roland-Garros Stadium in which it is held.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rolandgarros is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rolandgarros is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 362420 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 PY71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.77 km (#13,288 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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