(85559) Villecroze Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 1998 by S. Banh at Dominion.
The discoverer is thankful for having completed her undergraduate degree in physics and astronomy, giving her the opportunity to work as a student at the DAO and then at the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope. It was in Hawaii that she met her husband Jean-Louis Villecroze, who is the most important person in her life.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Villecroze is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Villecroze is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85559 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 AC5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0906 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.