(9604) Bellevanzuylen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Belle van Zuylen, pseudonym for Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken (1740-1805), descendant of ancient noblemen, was a Dutch writer from the Enlightenment. Primarily known from her extensive correspondence with the Scottish author James Boswell, she wrote also novels, plays and pamphlets.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bellevanzuylen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bellevanzuylen is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9604 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 YW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.19 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 5.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Belle
All asteroids named after someone called Belle
Also discovered on 30 December 1991
- (6159) Andreseloy
- (6793) Palazzolo
- (7016) Conandoyle
- (9054) Hippocastanum
- (9356) Elineke
- (18381) Massenet
- (19188) Dittebesard
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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