(80179) Vaclavknoll Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1999 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Václav Knoll (b. 1964) has been a prominent promoter and popularizer of astronomy, natural sciences and technologies in the Czech city and region of Pardubice and particularly for young people. Since 1994 he has been the chief of the Pardubice's observatory of Baron Arthur Kraus.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vaclavknoll is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vaclavknoll is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 80179 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.96 km (#17,071 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.349 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 3.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.897 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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