(9749) Van den Eijnde Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Peter Van den Eijnde (b. 1966) has academic degrees in German philology and management and has always been active in astronomy. During the 1980s he helped the discoverer with the reduction of astrometric work. He is now park manager of the Antwerp Zoo.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Van den Eijnde is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Van den Eijnde is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9749 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 2.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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