(510466) Varna Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 2011 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
This object was discovered by students at the Language School Frederic Joliot Curie located in Varna, Bulgaria, scanning images from Pan-STARRS for missed objects. The name was suggested by V. S. Radeva and A. Fukita.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Varna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Varna is 1.95 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 510466 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 WK61 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.67 |
| Orbital period | 2.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0839 |
| Inclination | 22.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.887 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.