(18611) Baudelaire Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was one of the major innovators of French literature. His Les Fleurs du Mal (1857) is considered to rank with the finest of French poetry. Baudelaire is particularly known for his excellent translations of Poe's Tales, a writer whose style much resembled his own.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baudelaire is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baudelaire is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18611 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 CB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.55 km (#8,189 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 2.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.972 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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