(24104) Vinissac Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
Jean-Dominique Cassini (1748-1845), a.k.a. Cassini IV, studied the behavior of chronometers at sea. He succeeded his father, Cassini de Thury, as director of the Paris Observatory and with him published an account of the observatory's first 100 years. He also completed his father's map of France.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vinissac is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vinissac is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24104 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VZ9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.22 km (#12,225 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.361 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0988 |
| Inclination | 7.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Dominique
All asteroids named after someone called Dominique
Also discovered on 9 November 1999
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- (19719) Glasser
- (20695) Santiagoiglesias
- (20696) Torresduarte
- (21900) Orus
- (21942) Subramanian
- (21943) Diannacowern
- (21962) Scottsandford
- (23002) Jillhirsch
- (23003) Ziminski
- (23004) Triciatalbert
- (24101) Cassini