(13001) Woodney Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1981 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
Laura M. Woodney (b. 1970), now at the Lowell Observatory, recently completed her doctoral dissertation at the University of Maryland on the chemistry of comets.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Woodney is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Woodney is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13001 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 VL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 3.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.966 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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