(4740) Veniamina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 October 1985 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Veniamina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsVeniaminaVeniamina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Veniamina is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4740
Provisional designation1985 UV4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.4 km (#4,385 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0790
Absolute magnitude (H)13.62
Orbital period4.47 years
Semi-major axis2.71 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 3.29 au
Eccentricity0.212
Inclination8.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 22 October 1985

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