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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | May 3, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9239 |
| Named after | Jan van Riebeeck |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 JP15 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8165332 |
| Peri | 1.8334170 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2114251 |
| Orbital period | 1294.8691493 |
| Mean anomaly | 179.71743 |
| Inclination | 1.94753 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 160.25712 |
| Argument of peri | 277.79714 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
9239 van Riebeeck (1997 JP15) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 3, 1997 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.