(34846) Vincent Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jean-Baptiste Vincent (b. 1983) is a Researcher at the DLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany. He is a planetary scientist studying the formation and evolution of asteroids and comets through their surface properties and activity from ground-based observations and space missions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Vincent is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vincent is 3.67 au from the Sun and 4.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34846 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SY281 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.78 km (#5,239 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Rotation period | 9.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 25.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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