(155438) Velasquez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1998 by Klet at Klet.
Diego Velásquez (1599-1660), the most famous Spanish painter of his time, was little known outside his country until the nineteenth century, when some of his later works, such as his La Venus del espejo (now commonly known as “The Rokeby Venus”) influenced Manet on his journey from realism to impressionism.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Velasquez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Velasquez is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 155438 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 4.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Diego
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