(1667) Pels Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1930 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg.
Where Pels is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pels is 2.16 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1667 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 SY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.00 km (#5,759 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.455 |
| Rotation period | 3.27 hours |
| Spectral type | Sa |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 4.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.834 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 September 1930
More named asteroids discovered by H. van Gent
- (1132) Hollandia
- (1133) Lugduna
- (1165) Imprinetta
- (1225) Ariane
- (1226) Golia
- (1267) Geertruida
- (1336) Zeelandia
- (1337) Gerarda
- (1342) Brabantia
- (1353) Maartje
- (1383) Limburgia
- (1384) Kniertje
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