(8719) Vesmir Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1995 by Klet at Klet.
The Czech monthly journal of science Vesmír was founded in 1871. Vesmír describes new findings from the whole spectrum of science including astronomy, biology, chemistry, cybernetics, genetics, geology, medicine and physics, as well as their interdisciplinary connections.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vesmir is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vesmir is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8719 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.14 km (#8,736 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.155 |
| Rotation period | 119 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.