(13357) Werkhoven Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Margaretha Cornelia Maria Werkhoven (b. 1946) is a Dutch-Surinamese botanist at the National Herbarium of Suriname. She specializes in the flora (especially orchids) of the Guianas. The plants Hirtella margae and Philodendron werkhoveniae have been named after her.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Werkhoven is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Werkhoven is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13357 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TE29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.34 km (#5,521 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 6.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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