(14664) Vandervelden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1999 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Erwin Van der Velden (1966-2005) was an active and valued member of the Brisbane and Southern (Australian) Astronomical Societies. He developed supreme imaging techniques for planetary and deep-sky objects taken by a Digital SLR camera and a Web-Cam.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vandervelden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vandervelden is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14664 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BY25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.7 km (#3,492 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0542 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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