(9701) Mak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Arie Mak (b. 1914) is one of the best-known Dutch amateur astronomers, active in lunar occultations and solar observations. He developed scientific instrumentation for and joined in the eclipse expeditions of 1959 and 1966. He received the Van der Bilt Prize in 1951.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mak is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9701 |
| Provisional designation | 1157 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.19 km (#10,265 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 2.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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