(9615) Hemerijckx Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Frans Hemerijckx (1902-1969) was a medical doctor who went in 1929 to Africa and India to fight against leprosy. Today tens of thousands of former lepers bear witness to his great struggle against a disease that is not yet defeated.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hemerijckx is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hemerijckx is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9615 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BX13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.92 km (#12,954 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.219 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 4.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.917 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Frans
All asteroids named after someone called Frans
Also discovered on 23 January 1993
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