(90717) Flanders Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern part of Belgium. In the late Middle Ages it was one of the richest and most urbanized parts of Europe, and a very sophisticated culture developed, with impressive achievements in the arts and architecture.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #6, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Flanders is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flanders is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90717 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PF3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.19 km (#14,741 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0938 |
| Inclination | 9.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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