(4018) Bratislava Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 December 1980 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Bratislava is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBratislavaBratislava

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bratislava is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4018
Provisional designation1980 YM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.6 km (#4,276 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0500
Absolute magnitude (H)13.79
Orbital period4.14 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 3.00 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination3.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 30 December 1980

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