(9704) Georgebeekman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
George W. E. Beekman (b. 1944) is one of the Netherlands' best science writers in the field of astronomy, known for his weekly contributions in the daily paper NRC-Handelsblad. He has been editor-in-chief of the journal Zenit and is still a member of the editorial board of that monthly. The name was suggested by C. de Jager.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Georgebeekman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgebeekman is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9704 |
| Provisional designation | 5469 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.72 km (#9,351 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0990 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0577 |
| Inclination | 7.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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