(45596) Molliesugden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Born in West Yorkshire, England, actress Mollie Sugden (1922–2009) is best remembered as Mrs. Betty Slocombe on the British TV comedy Are You Being Served? Her character was known for her changes in hair color, as well as her affection for her cat. The series ran between 1972 and 1985.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Molliesugden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Molliesugden is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45596 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CF112 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.08 km (#12,554 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.222 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 8.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called West
All asteroids named after someone called West
Also discovered on 7 February 2000
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- (53629) Andrewpotter
- (71539) VanZandt
- (75969) Backhouse
- (75970) Olcott
- (75971) Unkingalls
- (75972) Huddleston
- (80807) Jimloudon
- (97509) Pierrehaenecour
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- (13413) Bobpeterson
- (13414) Grantham
- (13415) Stevenbland
- (13416) Berryman
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