(284945) Saint-Imier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 2010 by M. Ory at Vicques.
The city of Saint-Imier was founded by the hermit St. Imerius in 884. Saint-Imier is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saint-Imier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saint-Imier is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 284945 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 EM44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.94 km (#15,357 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0682 |
| Inclination | 4.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.