(2404) Antarctica Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1980 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Where Antarctica is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antarctica is 3.44 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2404 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.2 km (#1,836 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 2.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 October 1980
More named asteroids discovered by A. Mrkos
- (2199) Klet
- (2304) Slavia
- (2325) Chernykh
- (2367) Praha
- (2403) Sumava
- (2552) Remek
- (2559) Svoboda
- (2747) Cesky Krumlov
- (2811) Stremchovi
- (2889) Brno
- (2936) Nechvile
- (2971) Mohr
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