(15735) Andakerkhoven Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Melisande T. M. “Anda” Kerkhoven (1919-1945), a medical student at Groningen University, was active in the Dutch Resistance during World War II. Providing help and shelter for allied aircraft pilots, she was finally captured and shot by Dutch Nazi collaborators.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andakerkhoven is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andakerkhoven is 3.43 au from the Sun and 4.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15735 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 WF2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,182 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 21.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0804 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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