(200031) Romainmontaigut Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 August 2007 by P. Sogorb at Eygalayes.
Romain Montaigut (b. 1989) is a French amateur astronomer and active member of the CALA astronomy club. He is a leader in high-precision photometry, mainly for asteroids studies, and has discovered the binary nature of many asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Romainmontaigut is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Romainmontaigut is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 200031 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 PQ43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0640 |
| Inclination | 9.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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