(16367) Astronomiasvecia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.

The name celebrates the 2019 centenary of the Swedish Astronomical Society (Svenska astronomiska sällskapet), which was founded in 1919.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Astronomiasvecia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Astronomiasvecia is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number16367
Provisional designation1980 FS4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.85 km (#9,144 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.247
Absolute magnitude (H)13.72
Orbital period4.85 years
Semi-major axis2.87 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 3.17 au
Eccentricity0.108
Inclination13.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.58 au

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

Also discovered on 16 March 1980

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