(10753) van de Velde Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
The Belgian architect and painter Henry Clemens van de Velde (1863-1957), who worked at the court of Weimar during 1900-1914, founded and directed the Arts and Crafts School, later changed into the Bauhaus. To his regret, critics labeled “Der Neue Stil” of his art as “Jugendstil”.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where van de Velde is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van de Velde is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10753 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 WU4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.79 km (#5,923 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0728 |
| Inclination | 3.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Henry
- (4384) Henrybuhl
- (5891) Gehrig
- (9016) Henrymoore
- (10557) Rowland
- (10637) Heimlich
- (12727) Cavendish
- (13806) Darmstrong
- (17857) Hsieh
- (18979) Henryfong
- (19454) Henrymarr
- (27365) Henryfitz
- (28118) Vaux
All asteroids named after someone called Henry