(9588) Quesnay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
François Quesnay (1694-1774) was a physician who started, together with Mirabeau, the economic movement Physiocrats during the French Enlightenment. In 1756, several articles were published in the seventh volume of the Encyclopédie, and they formed the basis of his economic doctrines.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Quesnay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quesnay is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9588 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 WE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.64 km (#11,354 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.214 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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