(41795) Wiens Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 November 2000 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Roger Wiens (b. 1960) is deeply involved in space missions. He is the Principal Investigator behind ChemCam, a laser spectroscopy instrument onboard the Mars Curiosity Rover. Name and citation provided by S. Le Mouelic.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wiens is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wiens is 3.37 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41795 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WN12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.44 km (#6,196 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 9.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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