10069 Fontenelle
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10069 Fontenelle
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 4, 1989 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10069 |
| Named after | Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle |
| Alternate name(s) | 1989 CW2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1838046 |
| Peri | 2.8147236 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0615286 |
| Orbital period | 1897.2322017 |
| Mean anomaly | 99.99862 |
| Inclination | 9.03234 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 257.24597 |
| Argument of peri | 38.37502 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.1 |
10069 Fontenelle (1989 CW2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 4, 1989 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, a French author.
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