(2413) van de Hulst Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Named in honor of Henk C. van de Hulst, husband of Wil van de Hulst (see 2412) and astrophysicist at the Leiden Observatory. A leader in the development of radioastronomy in the Netherlands, van de Hulst predicted the interstellar hydrogen 21-cm line. He has made contributions to the theory of light scattering by small particles, about which topic he wrote two books. He is active in promoting international cooperation in space research.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #8, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where van de Hulst is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van de Hulst is 3.36 au from the Sun and 4.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	2413
Provisional designation	6816 P-L
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	20.8 km (#2,100 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.123
Rotation period	209 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.41
Orbital period	5.23 years
Semi-major axis	3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.67 – 3.36 au
Eccentricity	0.116
Inclination	10.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.70 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

All 958

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