(3030) Vehrenberg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Where Vehrenberg is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsVehrenbergVehrenberg

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vehrenberg is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3030
Provisional designation1981 EH16
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.33 km (#11,994 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.180
Rotation period4.81 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.95
Orbital period3.42 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.71 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.245
Inclination3.49°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.726 au

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

Also discovered on 1 March 1981

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