(52655) Villermaux Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Jacques Villermaux (1935–1997) was a French amateur astronomer and Professor of Chemical Engineering. An active member of the Groupe de Lorraine of the Société Astronomique de France, he received the Marius Jacquemetton prize in 1960. Villermaux made precise observations of the 1961 February 15 solar eclipse and of comet C/1973 E1 (Kohoutek).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #3, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Villermaux is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Villermaux is 2.04 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52655 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 AF6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.98 km (#15,265 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.114 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 7.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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