(2011) Veteraniya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 August 1970 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Veteraniya is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Veteraniya is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2011
Provisional designation1970 QB1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.19 km (#10,261 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.463
Rotation period8.21 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.39
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.148
Inclination6.18°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 30 August 1970

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