(11432) Kerkhoven Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Rudolf Albert Kerkhoven (1879-1940) was a notable Dutch tea planter in Malabar, West Java, who, with his uncle Karel Albert Rudolf Bosscha, greatly contributed to the establishment of the Lembang Observatory. His legacy continues to support astronomical research in Indonesia and Holland.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kerkhoven is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kerkhoven is 3.23 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11432 |
| Provisional designation | 1052 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.70 km (#6,868 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 19.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 0.698° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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