(170879) Verbeeckje Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 June 2004 by P. De Cat at Uccle.
Elena Verbeeck (b. 2010) is the daughter of Francis Verbeeck, friend of the discoverer.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Verbeeckje is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verbeeckje is 2.87 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 170879 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 LV5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.02 km (#15,158 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.212 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| 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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