(13064) Haemhouts Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Ben Haemhouts (b. 1972) is a Belgian conductor, trombonist and composer, who studied during 1999-2002 with the Russian conductor A. Polyanichko. Currently he is the director of the Belgian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, and his performance of Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony in Oct. 2009 was much appreciated.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haemhouts is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haemhouts is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13064 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PC6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 7.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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