(84566) VIMS Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
The Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) on board the Cassini spacecraft has studied the Saturnian system since its arrival in 2004. It provided data to determine the composition, temperatures and structures of surfaces, rings and atmospheres.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where VIMS is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: VIMS is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84566 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 VS9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.51 km (#11,612 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.138 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.