(2265) Verbaandert Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 February 1950 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.

Where Verbaandert is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verbaandert is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2265
Provisional designation1950 DB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.3 km (#3,970 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0660
Rotation period2.81 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.11
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 3.17 au
Eccentricity0.213
Inclination19.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

Also discovered on 17 February 1950

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