(8685) Faure Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) was a French composer who revolutionized French music by using daring harmonic progressions and modulations. A set of highly original nocturnes, barcaroles and impromptus was composed after the example of Chopin. His Ballade (1881) for piano is very popular.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Faure is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Faure is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8685 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 GG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0464 |
| Inclination | 0.896° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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