(179411) Draganrosa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Dragan Roša (b. 1958) is a solar astronomer and the director of the Zagreb Observatory. He has authored a number of textbooks for astronomy and astrophysics, and is a major contributor to the development of astronomy education and popularization in Croatia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Draganrosa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Draganrosa is 3.32 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 179411 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 YM158 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0967 |
| Inclination | 4.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.