(43368) Rodrigoleiva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Rodrigo Leiva (b. 1980) is a postdoctoral associate at Southwest Research Institute (Boulder, CO). His studies include Pluto, trans-Neptunian objects, centaurs, and studying small-body rings through stellar occultations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rodrigoleiva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rodrigoleiva is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43368 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VZ62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.22 km (#14,671 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.325 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 26.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.848 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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