asteroid B-612
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Asteroid B-612 is the tiny home planet of the title character in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novella "The Little Prince," depicted as a small asteroid with three volcanoes and a single rose.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asteroid B-612 | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asteroid in fiction
ⓘ
fictional astronomical object ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Little Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
critique of adult values
ⓘ
importance of caring for one’s world ⓘ love and attachment ⓘ |
| catalogNumberMeaning | B-612 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describedAs | tiny home planet of the Little Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | a Turkish astronomer (in the story) ⓘ |
| discoveryContext |
initially ignored because of the astronomer’s traditional Turkish costume
ⓘ
later accepted when the astronomer presents in European clothes ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | exists only within the narrative of The Little Prince ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Little Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s novella
ⓘ
philosophical tale ⓘ |
| gravitationalEffect | allows the Little Prince to watch many sunsets by moving his chair ⓘ |
| hasActiveVolcanoCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasBaobabSeedlings | true ⓘ |
| hasDepiction | illustrations by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ⓘ |
| hasExtinctVolcanoCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
baobab seedlings (potentially destructive)
ⓘ
one rose ⓘ three volcanoes ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocationType | asteroid ⓘ |
| hasInhabitant |
the Little Prince
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the rose ⓘ three volcanoes ⓘ |
| hasRoseCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasShapeDescription | small spherical asteroid ⓘ |
| hasVolcanoCount | 3 ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
a single unique rose
ⓘ
one childlike prince ⓘ |
| maintenanceRoutine | daily cleaning of volcanoes ⓘ |
| maintenanceRoutine | daily weeding of baobab seedlings ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | home and point of departure for the Little Prince’s journey ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| sizeDescription | slightly larger than a house ⓘ |
| symbolism |
childhood innocence
ⓘ
inner world of the Little Prince ⓘ responsibility for what one tames ⓘ simplicity ⓘ |
| universe | The Little Prince universe ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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