(2524) Budovicium Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 August 1981 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.

Where Budovicium is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBudoviciumBudovicium

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Budovicium is 3.33 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2524
Provisional designation1981 QB1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter32.7 km (#1,243 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0670
Rotation period10.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.23
Orbital period5.50 years
Semi-major axis3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.60 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination0.290°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

Also discovered on 28 August 1981

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