(46991) Carolinesoubiran Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Caroline Soubiran (b. 1962) is a French astronomer working at the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Bordeaux on the kinematics and chemical composition of stars in the Milky Way. She is an active member of several astronomical collaborations and surveys, including Gaia. She has produced several catalogues of reference stars for spectroscopic studies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolinesoubiran is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolinesoubiran is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 46991 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TU17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 1.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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