(89264) Sewanee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 2001 by D. T. Durig at Cordell-Lorenz.
Sewanee is synonymous with and is the site of The University of the South, the home institution of the Cordell-Lorenz Observatory. Founded in 1857, Sewanee provides a nationally recognized liberal arts education. A Sewanee student, Eric Reames, helped provide confirmation of this minor planet.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sewanee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sewanee is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 89264 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 VN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.