(9493) Enescu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Romanian composer George Enescu (1881-1955), a student of Massenet and Fauré, achieved a synthesis between the music of the Romanian people and the great European musical traditions. His rhapsodies and symphonies are known and interpreted worldwide. The name was suggested by M. Stavinschi.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Enescu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Enescu is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9493 |
| Provisional designation | 3100 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 7.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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