(52691) Maryrobinettek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Mary Robinette Kowal (b. 1969) is an American science fiction writer and puppeteer whose very human heroines, at the forefront of science and engineering in their universes, inspire us to explore our solar system ourselves.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #6, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maryrobinettek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maryrobinettek is 3.37 au from the Sun and 4.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52691 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FC6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 2.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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