9748 van Ostaijen

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q617981

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Absolute magnitude
+14.2, +14.38[16][17]
Albedo
+0.434
Apoapsis
+2.491, +2.491607630021867
Argument of periapsis
+50.42079, +51.49972196859638
Diameter
+3.054
Discoverer or inventor
Eric Walter Elst[2]
Longitude of ascending node
+198.20727, +198.1405678651931[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+305.23478, +355.3476891214597
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Orbital eccentricity
0.07 (0.06–0.07, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+6.55276, +6.549437267152452[18][19]
Orbital period
+3.58, +1306.875254466947[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.1875708, +2.187041398461736
Provisional designation
1987 SU5, 1989 CS2[9][10]
Rotation period
+48.07[22]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.3393827, +2.339324514241802[25]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
La Silla Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
February 4, 1989[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461017.388861009
🏷️ Also known as
en van Ostaijen en 9748 van Ostaijen de (9748) van Ostaijen ru van Ostaijen ru 1989 CS2 ru 1987 SU5 ru (9748) 1989 CS2 uk 9748 ван Остайєн zh 小行星9748
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yhn9f
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20009748
Minor Planet Center body ID
9748

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Epoch 1
Followed by 1
Followed by (predecessor) 1
Follows 1
Instance of 1
Minor planet group 1
Named after 1
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
Site of astronomical discovery 1
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Summary

9748 van Ostaijen is an asteroid[1].

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  1. 8w ago · Marsupil · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → 6.55276, 6.549437
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Significant event → naming
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 2.339383, 2.339325
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Significant event: naming"
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