(9569) Quintenmatsijs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Quinten Matsijs (1466-1530) was a Flemish painter well known for his monumental triptych altarpieces. He was also the painter of The Old Man and the Courtesan and The Money Changer and his Wife, in which he showed great subtlety in painting individual emotions.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Quintenmatsijs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quintenmatsijs is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9569 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 5.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.968 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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