9604 Bellevanzuylen
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9604 Bellevanzuylen is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1366.8884709 days (3.74 years).
The asteroid was discovered on December 30, 1991, and named after Belle van Zuylen, better known as Isabelle de Charrière
(1740–1805), a Dutch-born French novelist.
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 1366.8884709 days (3.74 years).
The asteroid was discovered on December 30, 1991, and named after Belle van Zuylen, better known as Isabelle de Charrière
Isabelle de Charrière
Isabelle de Charrière , known as Belle van Zuylen in the Netherlands and Madame de Charrière elsewhere, is a Dutch writer of the Enlightenment who lived the latter half of her life in Switzerland. She is now best known for her letters although she also wrote novels, pamphlets, music and plays...
(1740–1805), a Dutch-born French novelist.