(12481) Streuvels Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Stijn Streuvels (pseudonym of Frank Lateur, 1871-1969) was a Flemish novelist and a nephew of the poet Guido Gezelle. His work describes everyday situations realistically, which, by influence of Russian fatalism, may evolve dramatically. However, his masterpiece De Vlaschaard (1907) strikes a more optimistic view of life.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Streuvels is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Streuvels is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12481 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 EW47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.6 km (#3,876 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Rotation period | 29.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 9.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.