(22189) Gijskatgert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Gijs Katgert (1981-2011), Dutch physicist and son of Leiden astronomers Peter and Jet Katgert, was one of the pioneers of the research on the flow properties of foams.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gijskatgert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gijskatgert is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22189 |
| Provisional designation | 2049 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0830 |
| Inclination | 3.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gijs
All asteroids named after someone called Gijs
Also discovered on 24 September 1960
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- (1744) Harriet
- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1846) Bengt
- (1868) Thersites