(9677) Gowlandhopkins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861-1947) received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his discovery of the growth-stimulating vitamins. He is also widely acknowledged as one of the founders of modern biochemistry. Gowland Hopkins shared the 1929 Nobel Prize with Christiaan Eijkman.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gowlandhopkins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gowlandhopkins is 3.30 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9677 |
| Provisional designation | 2532 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.258 |
| Inclination | 8.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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