(8523) Bouillabaisse Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1992 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Named for the famous French fish soup, the glory of Provençal cooking. It contains fish, shellfish, olive oil, onions, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, saffron, fennel, thyme, bay leaf and orange peel (according to the Marseille recipe). All ingredients must be boiled together quickly.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bouillabaisse is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bouillabaisse is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8523 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 PX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.03 km (#12,660 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.207 |
| Rotation period | 4.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 4.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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