(70942) Vandanashiva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Vandana Shiva (b. 1952) is an Indian environmental activist. In 1993 she received the Right Livelihood Award “for placing women and ecology at the heart of modern development discourse”.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vandanashiva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vandanashiva is 3.19 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 70942 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 WV8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 4.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.986 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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