(13500) Viscardy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 1987 by CERGA at Caussols.
Georges Viscardy (b. 1917) is the founder of the Société Monégasque d´Astronomie and of the Observatoire de Saint Martin de Peille on the French Riviera. An inspiration for many amateur astronomers, he has dedicated his life to high-resolution imaging, producing a wonderful photographic atlas of the moon.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Viscardy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Viscardy is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13500 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 PM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0627 |
| Inclination | 7.50° |
| 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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