(2213) Meeus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1935 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Named in honor of the Belgian amateur astronomer and professional meteorologist Jean Meeus, among whose numerous contrubutions to astronomy are the original 1963 edition of “Tables des Petites Planetes” and improved and updated versions of Oppolzer's canon of eclipses. His other writings range from dynamical studies of long-term motions of Apollo objects, through examinations of geometrical configurations of the planets, to the debunking of the idea that there exist observations of faint natural satellites of the earth. Name proposed by E. Bowell, who made the key identification for this planet, and also by J. U. Gunter, following a suggestion by E. Fogelin.Naming citation (MPC 6208), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meeus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meeus is 1.71 au from the Sun and 1.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2213 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 SO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.89 km (#10,834 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.439 |
| Rotation period | 2.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 5.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.696 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.