(179874) Bojanvrsnak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Bojan Vršnak (b. 1957) is a leading astrophysicist at the Hvar Observatory and a professor of physics at the University of Zagreb. He has authored several textbooks on plasma physics and is a major contributor to the development of astronomy education in Croatia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bojanvrsnak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bojanvrsnak is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 179874 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TS315 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.05 km (#16,986 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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