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1673 van Houten

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q142177

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1672 Gezelle[4]
Followed by
1674 Groeneveld[5]
Absolute magnitude
+12.1, +12.2[18][19]
Albedo
+0.088[37]
Apoapsis
+3.662, +3.669719970732118[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+209.22034, +209.3087945963448[32][33]
Diameter
+20.733[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+208.02919, +207.9868010491274[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+310.08524, +23.5164300513509[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Cornelis Johannes van Houten[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.18 (0.18–0.18, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
+3.59048, +3.591191583413492[20][21]
Orbital period
+5.46, +1993.427596227707[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.5373287, +2.529894574669029[30][31]
Provisional designation
1937 TH, 1948 TZ1, 1950 BK, 1953 RJ1, 1959 XG[8][9][10][11][12]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.0995096, +3.099807272700573[26][27]
Significant event
naming[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
October 11, 1937[13]
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Time of periapsis
+2460870.2824982526[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en van Houten de (1673) van Houten el 1673 φαν Χάουτεν ru 1937 TH ru 1950 BK ru 1953 RJ1 ru 1959 XG ru ван Хаутен ru 1948 TZ1 ru (1673) 1937 TH ru (1673) ван Хаутен uk 1673 ван Хаутен zh 小行星1673
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yhn67
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20001673
Minor Planet Center body ID
1673

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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