(2014) Vasilevskis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 May 1973 by A. R. Klemola at Mount Hamilton.

Where Vasilevskis is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vasilevskis is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2014
Provisional designation1973 JA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.04 km (#5,726 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.309
Rotation period32.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.46
Orbital period3.72 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.71 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.287
Inclination21.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.840 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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