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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 18, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 13352 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 SZ163 |
| Epoch August 27, 2011 | |
| Ap | 2.8699544 |
| Peri | 1.9778070 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1095658 |
| Orbital period | 1519.4321443 |
| Mean anomaly | 279.15015 |
| Inclination | 13.84795 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 55.14007 |
| Argument of peri | 102.58372 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
Asteroid 13352 Gyssens was discovered on 18 September 1998 by Eric Walter Elst.[1]
The asteroid is named after Belgian Marc Gyssens, head of the Urania Public Observatory, co-founder of the International Meteor Organization and teacher at the Hasselt University (UHasselt).
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