(42485) Stendhal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle, 1783--1842) was a original and complex French writer of the first half of the 19th century. Well-known for his masterpieces Le Rouge et le Noir (1830) and La Chartreuse de Parme (1839), Honoré de Balzac considered him a genial novelist.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stendhal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stendhal is 2.03 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42485 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 BC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.224 |
| Inclination | 1.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.806 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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