(138979) Cernice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 2001 by M. Tichy at Klet.
Černice is a small pleasant old South Bohemian village situated above the Vltava river. The village belonged to the Zlatá Koruna monastery from 1315 to 1787. Its stony church of the Holy Mary Magdalena was established after 1250 and rebuilt in Gothic style before 1515.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cernice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cernice is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 138979 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 CM32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0815 |
| Inclination | 6.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.