(1666) van Gent Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 July 1930 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg.
Where van Gent is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van Gent is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1666 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 OG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.72 km (#6,849 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Rotation period | 4.17 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 2.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.779 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 July 1930
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- (1132) Hollandia
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- (1165) Imprinetta
- (1225) Ariane
- (1226) Golia
- (1267) Geertruida
- (1336) Zeelandia
- (1337) Gerarda
- (1342) Brabantia
- (1353) Maartje
- (1383) Limburgia
- (1384) Kniertje
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