(41049) Van Citters Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
G. Wayne Van Citters (b. 1947) is the astronomical sciences division director at the U.S. National Science Foundation, and the NSF project manager for the Gemini Observatory. His interests include high energy astrophysics, high speed photometry and polarization.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Van Citters is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Van Citters is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41049 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VC9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.30 km (#12,048 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.347 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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