(12354) Hemmerechts Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Kristien Hemmerechts (b. 1955) is a Flemish author well-known for her emancipated novels. In 1990 she was awarded with the triennial prize of the Flemish Community. Wit Zand (White Sand), a novel written in 1992, takes place in the small French sea resort Wissant, near the English Channel.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hemmerechts is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hemmerechts is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12354 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 QD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0555 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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