(2458) Veniakaverin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Veniakaverin is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsVeniakaverinVeniakaverin

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Veniakaverin is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2458
Provisional designation1977 RC7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.8 km (#1,878 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0470
Rotation period17.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.14
Orbital period5.53 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 3.57 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination2.09°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

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

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