(14833) Vilenius Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1987 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Esa Vilenius (b. 1974) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institut für extraterrestrische Physik in Garching, Germany. He has refined techniques for converting thermal radiometry measurements of small bodies into diameter and albedo solutions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vilenius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vilenius is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14833 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,072 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.361 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 5.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.876 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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