(157599) Verdery Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Roy Verdery III (b. 1947) is an American physician and scientist. His research includes the effects of caloric restrictions on the crew during a two-year period while they were sealed in Biosphere-2. The results of the research have implications for long duration human space flights.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Verdery is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verdery is 2.88 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 157599 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 VK93 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.54 km (#16,189 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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