(13352) Gyssens Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Marc Gyssens (b. 1959) is a researcher on databases. A life-long commitment to the popularization of science, especially astronomy, led to his appointment as director of the public observatory Urania (near Antwerp). In 1988, he co-founded the International Meteor Organization.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gyssens is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gyssens is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13352 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SZ163 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.60 km (#8,117 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.213 |
| Rotation period | 3.04 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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