(300928) Uderzo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 2008 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Albert Uderzo (b. 1927) is a French comic artist. In collaboration with René Goscinny, he created the character Asterix, a Gaulish hero fighting the Romans.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uderzo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uderzo is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 300928 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 CQ72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0426 |
| Inclination | 0.961° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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