(10971) van Dishoeck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Ewine Fleur van Dishoeck (b. 1955) is director of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Laboratory for Astrophysics at Leiden Observatory. She has made important contributions to molecular astrophysics and astrochemistry and holds a prestigious Dutch Spinoza award.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where van Dishoeck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van Dishoeck is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10971 |
| Provisional designation | 1179 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.49 km (#16,274 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.341 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 1.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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