(9728) Videen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Gordon Videen (b. 1964) is a research scientist with the Space Science Institute of Boulder, Colorado. He is a specialist in theoretical modeling and experimental measurement of light scattering by cometary and asteroidal dust particles, as well as by particles in Earth's atmosphere.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Videen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Videen is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9728 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EX38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 7.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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