(7671) Albis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 October 1995 by Z. Moravec at Klet.

The Latin name for one of Europe's principal rivers, known in German as the Elbe and in Czech as the Labe. Rising in the Krkonoše mountains of the Czech Republic, the river continues into Germany through Dresden to its mouth beyond Hamburg. Its most significant tributary is the Vltava (or Moldau), on which Prague is located.Naming citation (19980211/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Albis is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albis is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	7671
Provisional designation	1995 UK1
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	2.40 km (#16,449 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.321
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.96
Orbital period	3.25 years
Semi-major axis	2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.89 – 2.50 au
Eccentricity	0.138
Inclination	1.09°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.902 au

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

Also discovered on 22 October 1995

More named asteroids discovered by Z. Moravec

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