(9341) Gracekelly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Grace Patricia Kelly (1929–1982) a renowned screen actress, was much admired in the movie To Catch a Thief (1955). Following the shooting she met Prince Rainier of Monaco and married him in 1956.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gracekelly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gracekelly is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9341 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0891 |
| Inclination | 1.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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