(308197) Satrapi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2005 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Marjane Satrapi (b. 1969) is an Iranian-born French graphic novelist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. In 2007 she won the Jury Prize for her film Persepolis at Cannes Film Festival.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Satrapi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Satrapi is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 308197 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 EV27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 1.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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