(1666) van Gent
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Asteroid (1666) van Gent |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1852 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1829 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7856 AU - 2.5848 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.686 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,230 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.15 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 10 km |
| Albedo | 0, |
| Absolute brightness | 12,588 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | H. van Gent |
| Date of discovery | July 22, 1930 |
| Another name | 1930 OG, 1927 SQ, 1937 YC |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1666) van Gent is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on July 22, 1930 by the Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent in Johannesburg .
The asteroid bears the name of its discoverer.