(13044) Wannes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Wannes van de Velde (1937–2008) was a Flemish singer, musician and poet. He sang his rebellious songs in the local dialect of Antwerp, a choice that was not always appreciated by the city's intelligentsia. His song “Ik wil deze nacht in de straten verdwalen” (“This night I want to stray through the city”) became popular.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wannes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wannes is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13044 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QO8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.26 km (#10,117 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.232 |
| Rotation period | 18.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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