46610 Bésixdouze
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
K. Endate K. Watanabe |
| Discovery site | Kitami Observatory |
| Discovery date | 15 October 1993 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (46610) Bésixdouze |
Named after | B612 (a fictitious minor planet in The Little Prince)[2] |
|
1993 TQ1 · 1986 RU7 2000 VV32 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 28.61 yr (10,448 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6809 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8589 AU |
| 2.2699 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1810 |
| 3.42 yr (1,249 days) | |
| 182.20° | |
| Inclination | 2.4051° |
| 172.13° | |
| 211.90° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 2 km (calculated with 0.25)[3] |
| 15.4[1] | |
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46610 Bésixdouze, provisional designation 1993 TQ1, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, roughly 2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 October 1993, by Japanese amateur astronomers Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe at the Kitami Observatory in eastern Hokkaidō, Japan.[4]
The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 5 months (1,249 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 2 degrees from the plane of the ecliptic.[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 (French pronunciation: [be.sis.duːz]) is one way to pronounce B612 in French (lit. 'B six twelve').[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 46610 Besixdouze (1993 TQ1)" (2015-04-16 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (46610) Bésixdouze. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 895. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ↑ "46610 Besixdouze (1993 TQ1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (45001)-(50000) – Minor Planet Center
- 46610 Bésixdouze at the JPL Small-Body Database
