(40007) Vieuxtemps Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881), a Belgian composer and violist, was the prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. The composer of six concertos for violin, two concertos for cello and sixteen compositions for violin and piano, he was particularly admired in Russia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vieuxtemps is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vieuxtemps is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 40007 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HV102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.02 km (#8,895 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 9.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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