(80180) Elko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1999 by Wiggins, P., Phaneuf, H. at Tooele.
Elko, Nevada, founded in 1869 as a railroad town, is now known as “The Heart of Northeast Nevada”. Elko is the home of the National Basque Festival and the Cowboy Poetry Gathering.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elko is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 80180 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 6.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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