8685 Fauré

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( 8685 ) Fauré is an asteroid of the inner main belt, which was discovered on April 4, 1992 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory in Chile ( IAU code 809).

The asteroid was named after the French composer Gabriel Fauré, on 20 November 2002. In the application for designation especially as his own piano ballad is highlighted.

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