| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | Hendrik van Gent |
| Discovery date: | September 28, 1935 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch November 26, 2005 (JD 2453700.5) | |
| Aphelion | 491.952 Gm (3.288 AU) |
| Perihelion: | 345.865 Gm (2.312 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 418.908 Gm (2.800 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.174 |
| Orbital period: | 1711.547 d (4.69 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 17.66 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 6.899° |
| Inclination: | 9.564° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 34.228° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 314.770° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | unknown |
| Mass: | unknown |
| Mean density: | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | unknown |
| Escape velocity: | unknown |
| Rotation period: | unknown |
| Albedo: | unknown |
| Temperature: | ~166 K (estimate) |
| Spectral type: | S-type asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude: | 12.20 |
2801 Huygens is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Hendrik van Gent in 1935. It belongs to the Gefion family of asteroids. It is named after Christiaan Huygens, the Dutch astronomer, mathematician and physicist.
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