11764 Benbaillaud
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11764 Benbaillaud is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1187.8009673 days (3.25 years).
The asteroid was discovered on September 24, 1960.
Benjamin Baillaud
was the founder of the Pic du Midi
observatory and the Founding President of the IAU
(International Astronomical Union
)
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
with an orbital period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1187.8009673 days (3.25 years).
The asteroid was discovered on September 24, 1960.
Benjamin Baillaud
Benjamin Baillaud
Édouard Benjamin Baillaud was a French astronomer.-Biography:Born in Chalon-sur-Saône, Baillaud studied at the École Normale Supérieure and the University of Paris. He worked as an assistant at the Paris Observatory beginning in 1872...
was the founder of the Pic du Midi
Pic du Midi
Pic du Midi may refer to:*Pic du Midi de Bigorre - A mountain in the Frence Pyrenees famous for its astronomical observatory.*Pic du Midi d'Ossau - Another mountain in the Frence Pyrenees...
observatory and the Founding President of the IAU
IAU
IAU may refer to:*International Astronomical Union*International American University*International American University College of Medicine*International Association of Universities*International Association of Ultrarunners...
(International Astronomical Union
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...
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