(324925) Vivantdenon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 2007 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Dominique Vivant Baron Denon (1747-1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. He was appointed as the first Director of the Louvre museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vivantdenon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vivantdenon is 1.85 au from the Sun and 1.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 324925 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 WO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 3.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.740 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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