(30831) Seignovert Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1990 by Lawrence, K. J., Helin, E. F. at Palomar.
Benoît Seignovert (b. 1990) earned his PhD from the University of Reims, France. His research focuses on Titan’s surface and atmosphere. He developed and maintains the Cassini/VIMS data portal that hosts the complete dataset of spectral cubes of Saturn’s icy moons observed during the Cassini mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seignovert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seignovert is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30831 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TO14 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.47 |
| Orbital period | 2.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0999 |
| Inclination | 20.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.805 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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