(292872) Anoushankar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 2006 by at Vallemare Borbona 103028 Casulli, V. S..
Anoushka Shankar (b. 1981) is an Indian sitar musician and composer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anoushankar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anoushankar is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 292872 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 VV12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 9.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.