(614641) Gregbredthauer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Greg Bredthauer (b. 1975) is an American electrical engineer who specializes in development of CCD image sensors, controllers, and camera systems.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gregbredthauer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gregbredthauer is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 614641 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 GV21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.86 km (#17,182 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0270 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 24.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.854 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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