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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Jana Tichá, Miloš Tichý |
| Discovery site | Kleť Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 2, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 129595 Vand |
| Named after | Vladimír Vand |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 VD |
| Minor planet category |
main-belt minor planet |
| Aphelion | 2.6755099 AU (400,250,584.077 km) |
| Perihelion | 1.9561325 AU (292,633,256.807 km) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.3158212 AU (346,441,920.442 km) |
| Eccentricity | 0.155318 |
| Orbital period | 1287.2294007 days 3.52 years |
| Mean anomaly | 163.64524° |
| Inclination | 2.86479° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.2 |
129595 Vand (provisional designation: 1997 VD) is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Jana Tichá and Miloš Tichý at the Kleť Observatory near České Budějovice in the Czech Republic on November 2, 1997. It is named after Vladimír Vand, a Czech astronomer of the 20th century.[1]
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