(70782) Vinceelliott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Vincent Elliott (b. 1970) is the Deputy Project Manager for Resources for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Prior to serving in this role, he was the Deputy Project Manager for Resources for the Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA Astrophysics Projects Division Program Business Manager.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-03-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vinceelliott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vinceelliott is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 70782 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VS43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.91 km (#10,797 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 2.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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