(327082) Tournesol Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 2004 by M. Ory at Nogales.
Professor Tournesol is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums written and illustrated by Belgian artist Hergé. Tournesol is the archetype of the crazy scientist and absent-minded professor.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tournesol is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tournesol is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 327082 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 VT65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0447 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.