(9561) van Eyck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 1987 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jan van Eyck (1395-1441) was a Flemish painter best known for The Adoration of the Lamb (1432), displayed in the cathedral of Ghent. There is some mystery about a second name, Hubert, appearing on the Ghent Altarpiece. Hubert was also a Flemish painter and probably the brother of Jan.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where van Eyck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van Eyck is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9561 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 QT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.20 km (#12,275 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.332 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 5.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.779 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (7849) Janjosefric
- (8149) Ruff
- (9239) van Riebeeck
- (9259) Janvanparadijs
All asteroids named after someone called Jan
Also discovered on 19 August 1987
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