(2642) Vesale Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1961 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Vesale is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vesale is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2642 |
| Provisional designation | 1961 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.40 km (#7,203 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.222 |
| Rotation period | 5.57 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.982 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.