(10427) Klinkenberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Dirk Klinkenberg (1709-1799), a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, discovered several comets, of which the great comet of 1744, more usually associated with the name of De Chéseaux, is the best known. He also calculated cometary orbits, notably for 1P/Halley in 1759. The name was suggested by W. A. Fröger.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Klinkenberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klinkenberg is 1.93 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10427 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.76 km (#15,725 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.232 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 2.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.731 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Dirk
All asteroids named after someone called Dirk
Also discovered on 24 September 1960
- (1743) Schmidt
- (1744) Harriet
- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1846) Bengt
- (1868) Thersites