(231969) Sebvauclair Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2001 by Pic du Midi at Pic du Midi.
Sebastien Vauclair (b. 1976) is a French astronomer working on high-energy astronomy. He is also a leader in dark-sky protection, especially for the dark-sky reserve known as the Reserve Internationale de Ciel Etoile du Pic du Midi, located in the Pyrenees.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sebvauclair is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sebvauclair is 3.41 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 231969 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QD94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0721 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Sebastien
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