(47294) Blansky les Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 November 1999 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.

Blanský les (Blanský Forest) is a south Bohemian highland remarkable from both historical and biological perspectives. Its main peak is Klet Mountain. The original plant coverage was created by beeches. Blanský les is also the name of the protected landscape area.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Blansky les is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Blansky les is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number47294
Provisional designation1999 WM1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.01
Orbital period3.49 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.126
Inclination4.91°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

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

Also discovered on 28 November 1999

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