46610 Besixdouze

46610 Bésixdouze
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe
Discovery site Kitami
Discovery date October 15, 1993
Designations
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch July 23, 2010
Aphelion 2.6812984 AU
Perihelion 1.8593602 AU
2.2703293 AU
Eccentricity 0.1810174
1249.486 days
326.18968°
Inclination 2.40223°
172.16889°
211.68772°
Physical characteristics
15.5

    46610 Bésixdouze (1993 TQ1) is an asteroid belonging to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

    It was formally pinpointed by Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe on October 15, 1993.[1]

    The name was suggested by F. Hemery and Jiří Grygar as a reference to the French novella The Little Prince. The title character lived on an asteroid named B612, which is the number 46610 written in hexadecimal notation. Bésixdouze is one way to pronounce B612 in French (lit. 'B six twelve').

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names", p. 895

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