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| − | '''46610 Bésixdouze''' is a [[The_Main_Belt|main belt]] asteroid discovered by Kin Endate and Kazuo Watanabe on October 15, 1993. Its name was suggested by F. Hemery and J. Grygar in 1993, as a reference to the French novella ''The Little Prince''. The title character lived on an asteroid named "B612" ("''bé-six-douze''" in French), which is 46610 written in hexadecimal notation. | + | '''46610 Bésixdouze''' is a [[The_Main_Belt|main belt]] asteroid discovered by Kin Endate and Kazuo Watanabe on October 15, 1993. Its name was suggested by F. Hemery and J. Grygar in 1993, as a reference to the French novella ''The Little Prince''. The title character lived on an asteroid named "B612" ("''bé-six-douze''" in French, pronounced "bay-seese-dooze"), which is 46610 written in hexadecimal notation. |
It is probably because of this reference that the [[Belters]] established their first (and largest) child daycare and elementary school facilities on this asteroid. | It is probably because of this reference that the [[Belters]] established their first (and largest) child daycare and elementary school facilities on this asteroid. | ||
Revision as of 13:43, 16 October 2010
| 46610 Bésixdouze | |
| Planetary characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Orbit | aphelion 2.6791278 AU perihelion 1.8607264 AU |
| Year | 3 years, 154 days, 3 hours |
| Population (2013) | 10 (permanent) ~75 (transient) |
| Political Affiliation | Belters |
46610 Bésixdouze is a main belt asteroid discovered by Kin Endate and Kazuo Watanabe on October 15, 1993. Its name was suggested by F. Hemery and J. Grygar in 1993, as a reference to the French novella The Little Prince. The title character lived on an asteroid named "B612" ("bé-six-douze" in French, pronounced "bay-seese-dooze"), which is 46610 written in hexadecimal notation.
It is probably because of this reference that the Belters established their first (and largest) child daycare and elementary school facilities on this asteroid.
