(1945) Wesselink Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 July 1930 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg.
Where Wesselink is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wesselink is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1945 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 OL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.20 km (#7,419 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.450 |
| Rotation period | 3.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 4.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 July 1930
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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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