(13868) Catalonia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 December 1999 by J. Guarro at Piera.
Catalonia is an autonomous region in northeastern Spain bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, France and the regions of Aragon and the Valencian community. The Piera Observatory is located some 50 km northwest of the capital, Barcelona.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Catalonia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Catalonia is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13868 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 YZ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.13 km (#14,905 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.378 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 4.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 December 1999
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