(59800) Astropis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1999 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P. at Ondrejov.
Since its first issue in 1994, the popular-science magagzine Astropis has earned an excellent reputation in the Czech amateur astronomy community. It publishes original articles and news on astronomy, astrophysics, astronautics and related fields, as well as on astronomical phenomena and hints and directions for observations.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Astropis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Astropis is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 59800 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 PV4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.86 km (#13,079 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0794 |
| Inclination | 21.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.