(35165) Quebec Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
The city of Québec was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Cradle of French civilization in North America, its name comes from the Algonquin kebek, or “narrowing of the river”. Québec was the capital of Canada during 1849-1865 and since 1867 capital of the largest Canadian province, which also bears its name.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Quebec is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quebec is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35165 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 QF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,460 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Rotation period | 21.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.07 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0255 |
| Inclination | 21.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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