(13606) Bean Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1994 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
During the Apollo 12 mission to Oceanus Procellarum Alan LaVerne Bean (b. 1932) became the fourth person to set foot on the lunar surface. Since leaving the space program, he has devoted himself to documenting his and his fellow astronauts' experiences through his spectacular artwork.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Bean is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bean is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13606 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 RN5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 2.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.