(12534) Janhoet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 June 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jan Hoet (b. 1936) has studied art history and archaeology. In 1975 he was appointed director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Ghent. Well known from his exposition Documenta IX (Düsseldorf, 1992), he has been responsible for several expositions in Europe, Japan and Canada.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Janhoet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Janhoet is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12534 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 LB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.94 km (#10,723 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.316 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 9.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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