(325973) Cardinal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 2005 by NEAT at Palomar.
Robert Damian Cardinal (b. 1969) is a research associate at the University of Calgary, a prolific observer at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory and a member of the science team of the Near-Earth Space Surveillance mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cardinal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cardinal is 3.34 au from the Sun and 4.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 325973 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 VJ159 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 7.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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