(3604) Berkhuijsen

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Asteroid
(3604) Berkhuijsen
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Adeona family
Major semi-axis 2.5996  AU
eccentricity 0.1182
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2923 AU - 2.9068 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.027 °
Sidereal period 4,191 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.47 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.2 mag
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery October 17, 1960
Another name 5550 PL, 1971 FA 1 = 1977 TK 4
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(3604) Berkhuijsen is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 17, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Dutch astronomer Ellie Berkhuijsen .

See also