(9071) Coudenberghe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 July 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Pieter Van Coudenberghe (1520-1594) was a famous Flemish apothecary well-known for his botanical garden, which was visited by many European savants for its 600 exotic plants. This garden, with a complete list of all plants, was described by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner in Horti germaniae (1561).Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Coudenberghe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Coudenberghe is 3.18 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9071 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 OB13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0918 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 19 July 1993
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