(12171) Johannink
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Asteroid (12171) Johannink |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7384 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0595 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5756 AU - 2.9013 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.3762 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.53 years |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.6 km |
| Absolute brightness | 15.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld , Tom Gehrels |
| Date of discovery | October 16, 1977 |
| Another name | 2382 T-3 |
| 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. | |
(12171) Johannink (provisional name 2382 T-3 ) is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels .
The asteroid is named after the Dutch teacher and amateur astronomer Carl F. Johannink (* 1959).
Web links
- (12171) Johannink in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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- eRadiant Jaargang 6, no.3 May 2010 (Page 26; PDF file; 2.92 MB) Retrieved on October 17, 2010
- Westfälische Nachrichten / Local / Kreis Borken April 9, 2010 Asteroid is named Johannink. Accessed October 17, 2010