(438829) Visena Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 January 2009 by at Obs. de L' Ametlla120070 Garrigos, A..

Vicente Serrano Navarro (1956-2008) was a Spanish lawyer who worked and lived in many Latin American countries. He was the brother-in-law of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-02-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Visena is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Visena is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number438829
Provisional designation2009 BY7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.36
Orbital period4.67 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.31 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.175
Inclination14.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.35 au

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

Also named after someone called Vicente

Also discovered on 21 January 2009