(176014) Vedrana Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 September 2000 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.

Vedrana Ivezić (b. 2000) is an American amateur astronomer, oboe player and the daughter of SDSS team member Zeljko Ivezić.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Vedrana is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vedrana is 3.84 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number176014
Provisional designation2000 RS106
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.46
Orbital period5.48 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.37 – 3.85 au
Eccentricity0.237
Inclination10.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.41 au

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

Also discovered on 3 September 2000

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