(197525) Versteeg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 February 2004 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Maarten H. Versteeg (b. 1960) is a Staff Engineer at the Southwest Research Institute. He served as the Alice UV Spectrometer Instrument Software Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Versteeg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Versteeg is 3.38 au from the Sun and 4.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 197525 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 DG65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 0.611° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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