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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 19, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9561 |
| Named after | Jan van Eyck |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 QT1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8244192 |
| Peri | 1.7891824 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2243880 |
| Orbital period | 1279.7158917 |
| Mean anomaly | 357.66135 |
| Inclination | 5.47153 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 330.93511 |
| Argument of peri | 298.36004 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
9561 van Eyck (1987 QT1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 19, 1987 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.