Discovered by H. van Gent Alternative names 1934 RX Discovered 9 September 1934 Discoverer Hendrik van Gent Discovery site Union Observatory MPC designation 1384 | Discovery date 9 September 1934 Observation arc 81.60 yr (29804 days) Orbits Sun Asteroid family Adeona family Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.1642968 AU (473.37206 Gm) Perihelion 2.1863921 AU (327.07960 Gm) | ||
1384 Kniertje (1934 RX) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 9, 1934, by H. van Gent at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. South Africa. It is the subject of multiple light curve studies, and was named after a character in Op Hoop van Zegen, a play by Dutch playwright Herman Heijermans. The asteroid has a high albedo of 0.3.
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