(378721) Thizy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2008 by Lopez, J. M., Cavadore, C. at Pises.
Olivier Thizy (b. 1966) is a French engineer, who has promoted spectroscopy by amateur astronomers. This has led to close collaborations between amateur and professional astronomers in order to get a better understanding of B(e) stars and cataclysmic variables.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thizy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thizy is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 378721 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QP14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0651 |
| Inclination | 4.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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