(31174) Rozelot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Jean Pierre Rozelot (b. 1942) is a solar astronomer who has worked at Pic du Midi Observatory and at CERGA, which he directed between 1982 to 1988. He has been active in the teaching of astronomy but also the popularization of astronomy through the support to various societies and astronomy clubs in the southeast of France.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rozelot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rozelot is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31174 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XW4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.39 km (#14,245 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 0.855° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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