(13520) Felicienrops Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Félicien Rops (1833-1898) was a Belgian painter who rejected the traditional teaching of drawing and painting. Leading with his work Symbolism at the decadent fin de siècle and unclassifiable as an artist, his favorite themes were women (Les deux amies), eroticism and social satire (Un enterrement au pays wallon).Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Felicienrops is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Felicienrops is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13520 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VC6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.17 km (#7,440 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 2.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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