(9576) van der Weyden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Rogier van der Weyden (Rogier de la Pasture, 1399-1464) was a Flemish painter who dominated painting in France, Germany and Spain. A pupil of Robert Campin, he was also influenced by Jan van Eyck. Following the spirit of his epoch, he painted his famous Descent from the Cross.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where van der Weyden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van der Weyden is 3.18 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9576 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 CX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.63 km (#6,047 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 8.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 February 1989
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- (5124) Muraoka
- (5127) Bruhns
- (5400) Anniewalker
- (6125) Singto
- (6237) Chikushi
- (7083) Kant
- (9748) van Ostaijen
- (9941) Iguanodon
- (10068) Dodoens
- (10069) Fontenelle
- (15239) Stenhammar
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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