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2370 van Altena

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q691355

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2369 Chekhov[4]
Followed by
2371 Dimitrov[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.0, +13.08[16][17]
Albedo
+0.054[35]
Apoapsis
+3.213, +3.214906915127413[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+315.24414, +316.2440696555051[30][31]
Asteroid spectral type
C-type asteroid[11]
Diameter
+15.032[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Arnold Richard Klemola[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+10.38188, +10.07989076358423[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+251.56395, +147.4444712302519[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
William Foster van Altena[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.18 (0.18–0.18, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+8.27294, +8.259288643340165[18][19]
Orbital period
+4.47, +1635.038470956483[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.2172581, +2.217384107011817[28][29]
Provisional designation
1965 LA, 1974 OY[8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.7149971, +2.716145511069615[24][25]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Leoncito Astronomical Complex[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
June 10, 1965[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460330.8406033576[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en van Altena de (2370) van Altena el 2370 Βαν Αλτένα ru (2370) ван Алтена ru ван Алтена ru (2370) 1965 LA ru 1965 LA ru 1974 OY uk 2370 ван Алтена zh 小行星2370
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yhmhs
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002370
Minor Planet Center body ID
2370

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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.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.

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  1. 13d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [kaa] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: kaawiki sitelink"
  2. 13w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → 15.032 kilometre
    Longitude of ascending node → 10.38188 degree, 10.079891 degree
    Site of astronomical discovery → Leoncito Astronomical Complex
    Follows → 2369 Chekhov
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