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B 612 is the asteroid of which the Little Prince, character of the novella the most famous work of French aristocrat, writer, poet, and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944), is probably originating. This asteroid would have been discovered in 1909 by a Turkish astronomer, but this discovery would have been recognized only in 1920. According to the author, it has two active volcanoes, an extinct volcano and a rose.

The name of the asteroid 46610 Bésixdouze was suggested by F. Hemery and Jiří Grygar as a reference to the French novella The Little Prince. The title character lived on an asteroid named B612, which is the number 46610 written in hexadecimal notation. Bésixdouze (French pronunciation: ​[be.sis.duːz]) is one way to pronounce B612 in French (lit. 'B six twelve').