(43767) Permeke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Constant Permeke (1886-1952), a Belgian painter and sculptor, was a leading figure of Flemish expressionism. Wounded in action during World War I he was hospitalized in the United Kingdom, where he started painting colorful English landscapes. Back in Belgium he immortalized fishermen and farmers at work.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Permeke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Permeke is 3.10 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43767 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CP5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 252 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 7.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Constant
All asteroids named after someone called Constant
Also discovered on 13 February 1988
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- (4609) Pizarro
- (4636) Chile
- (4705) Secchi
- (5115) Frimout
- (5956) d'Alembert
- (6036) Weinberg
- (6439) Tirol
- (6598) Modugno
- (6956) Holbach
- (9313) Protea
- (10506) Rydberg