(266081) Villyket Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 2006 by J. Masiero at Mauna Kea.

Violet R. Ket (b. 1985) is a Bulgarian-American writer, director, and producer for film and television. She is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Villyket is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Villyket is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number266081
Provisional designation2006 RP109
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.57
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.35 au
Eccentricity0.0709
Inclination3.40°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

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