(15170) Erikdeul Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Erik Deul (b. 1958) is a Dutch astronomer in Leiden. After a career in IT support, he returned to Leiden Observatory to become Scientific Head of the Informations and Communications Technologies development group.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erikdeul is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erikdeul is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15170 |
| Provisional designation | 2648 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 1.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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