(3377) Lodewijk Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Lodewijk is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lodewijk is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3377
Provisional designation4122 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.73 km (#6,843 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.295
Rotation period6.76 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.71
Orbital period4.97 years
Semi-major axis2.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.0604
Inclination1.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.75 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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