(9357) Venezuela Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 January 1992 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
The República Bolivariana de Venezuela (“Little Venice”) was named in 1499 by Amerigo Vespucci because of the resemblance between the natives' houses, built on water, and the situation in Venice.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Venezuela is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Venezuela is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9357 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 AT3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.84 km (#7,832 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.150 |
| Rotation period | 42.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0782 |
| Inclination | 1.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 January 1992
More named asteroids discovered by O. A. Naranjo
- (9605) A Coruna
- (11193) Merida
- (12359) Cajigal
- (12360) Unilandes
- (12366) Luisapla
- (12367) Ourinhos
- (12758) Kabudari
- (14005) Ferrinmoreiras
- (14918) Gonzalezalegre
- (15050) Heddal
- (15453) Brasileirinhos
- (16645) Aldalara
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