(8676) Lully Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), an Italian-French composer, created a very lively style of composition by introducing quicker dances such as the bourrée, gavotte and gigue into his ballets. A beautiful example of his music is La Marche des Combattans.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lully is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lully is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8676 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 CT2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 3.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 2 February 1992
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- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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