(44455) Artdula Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1998 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Arthur M. Dula (b. 1947) is a patent attorney, space lawyer and co-founder of several space technology companies. He is a recipient of the Space Pioneer Award from the National Space Society and the Gagarin Medal from the Russian Federation of Cosmonautics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Artdula is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Artdula is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 44455 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.69 km (#15,879 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.387 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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