(550139) Venn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 2006 by D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
Kim Venn (b. 1965) is a Canadian astronomer at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Victoria. She is internationally recognized for her pioneering contributions in observational stellar spectroscopy and for ground-based astronomical instrumentation and surveys.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #15, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Venn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Venn is 3.32 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 550139 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 BF53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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