Discovery date 24 September 1960 Alternative names 4822 P-L, 1992 AX2 Discovered 24 September 1960 Named after Johann Franz Encke Asteroid group Asteroid belt | MPC designation 9134 Observation arc 20249 days (55.44 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
Discovered by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld Aphelion 3.0025296 AU (449.17203 Gm) Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld Similar Sun, Comet Encke, 3047 Goethe | ||
9134 Encke (4822 P-L) is an asteroid-belt asteroid discovered on 24 September 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld at Leiden University, on photographic plates from the Palomar Observatory.
It is named for the astronomer Johann Franz Encke. It shares its name with the Comet Encke.
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