(20180) Annakoleny Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 December 1996 by Galad, A., Pravda, A. at Modra.

Anna Kolény took part in the birth of Slovak sovereignty in the nineteenth century. The first session of the Slovak National Council was held in 1848 in her house in Myjava. This house became a cultural site in 1970, with the exposition of Slovak National Council's Museum.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Annakoleny is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annakoleny is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number20180
Provisional designation1996 YG1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period24.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.68
Orbital period3.91 years
Semi-major axis2.48 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination12.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also named after someone called Anna

Also discovered on 27 December 1996

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