(38250) Tartois Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1999 by R. Roy at Blauvac.
Lucien Tartois (b. 1924) is an amateur astronomer who was secretary of the Société astronomique de France. For many years he prepared the ephemerides for the society's publications. His skill as an astronomy teacher is very much appreciated, particularly at the science museum Le Palais de la Decouverte in Paris.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tartois is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tartois is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38250 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 QS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.23 km (#8,605 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 2.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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