(15735) Andakerkhoven
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Asteroid (15735) Andakerkhoven |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Veritas family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1751 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0688 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.9566 AU - 3.3937 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.4843 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.66 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Albedo | 0.0408 |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 13.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | EW Elst |
| Date of discovery | November 18, 1990 |
| Another name | 1990 WF 2 , 1988 PD 3 , 1999 JR 82 |
| 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. | |
(15735) Andakerkhoven is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 November 1990 by Eric Walter Elst at the European Southern Observatory was discovered.
It was named in honor of the Dutch medical student Melisande "Anda" Kerkhoven , who was active in the Dutch resistance movement during the Second World War and was shot in 1945 by collaborators.