3201 Sijthoff
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3201 |
| 6560 P-L | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.4573313 |
| Perihelion | 2.0574935 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0885611 |
| 1238.8387937 | |
| 213.59696 | |
| Inclination | 2.98991 |
| 109.55064 | |
| 53.31395 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.7 | |
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3201 Sijthoff (6560 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
The asteroid is named after Albert Georg Sijthoff, publisher of the Haagsche Courant, who promoted the popularization of astronomy in the Netherlands.[1] The Sijthoff family backed the 1934 construction of the Sijthoff Planetarium in the Hague which burned down in 1975 and was replaced by the Omniversum.[2]
References
- ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Springer. pp. 265–266. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ↑ "Geschiedenis". Omniversum event locatie van formaat. Omniversum. 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
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