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Veteraniya

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2011 Veteraniya (1970 QB1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.443 AU
True anomaly
107.45°
Distance from Earth
2.323 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth Veteraniya — 2.443 AU from the Sun Veteraniya
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Veteraniya is 2.323 AU from Earth today (19.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
07h 47m 26s
Declination
+27° 19′ 11″
Constellation
Gemini
Distance from Earth
2.32 AU
Elongation from the Sun
85.01° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.387 AU
Eccentricity
0.1484
Inclination
6.18°
Orbital period
3.69 years
Perihelion
2.033 AU
Aphelion
2.741 AU
Longitude of ascending node
338.48°
Argument of periapsis
3.53°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 398.2 LD
1.0232 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.512

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
8,312
Data arc
75.76 years
First observed
17 April 1950
Last observed
20 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.36 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
8 August 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
2.60 km
Rotation period
8.21 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.463
Absolute magnitude (H)
13.39

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Smirnova, T. M.
Discovery date
30 August 1970
Discovery site
Nauchnyj

Also known as 2011 · 1970 QB1 · 1955 RE · 1955 SN1 · 1959 UA

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

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