(457248) Hondius Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 2008 by V. S. Casulli at Vallemare Borbona.
Jodocus Hondius (Joost de Hondt, 1563–1612), was a Flemish-Dutch engraver and cartographer. In 1598, with Petrus Plancius, he published a celestial globe with 12 new southern constellations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hondius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hondius is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 457248 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.22 km (#14,669 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 26.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.