(303546) Bourbaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 2005 by Saint-Sulpice at Saint-Sulpice.
Nicolas Bourbaki is a collective pseudonym under which a group of mathematicians wrote several books on modern advanced mathematics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bourbaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bourbaki is 3.30 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 303546 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 FR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.13 km (#14,897 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 6.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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