(470423) Endeavour Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 2007 by R. Holmes at Charleston.
Endeavour means “to strive for” or “make an earnest attempt to achieve.” Both the US Apollo 15's Lunar Module and a Space Shuttle were named Endeavour and accomplished bold discoveries in their missions. Name suggested by students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Fairfax County Virginia, USA, who participated in the IASC.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Endeavour is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Endeavour is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 470423 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 VN185 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0757 |
| Inclination | 1.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.