(11134) Ceske Budejovice Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 December 1996 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.

České Budějovice is the historic, cultural, educational, industrial and administrative center of south Bohemia. Originally known as Budiwoyz or Budoywiz, the German form of which is Budweis, the city is famous for its beer. There is an observatory in the city, and the Kleť Observatory is situated on nearby Kleť mountain.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ceske Budejovice is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ceske Budejovice is 2.94 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11134
Provisional designation1996 XO2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.00 km (#12,744 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.253
Rotation period3.80 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.37
Orbital period4.97 years
Semi-major axis2.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.85 – 2.98 au
Eccentricity0.0222
Inclination1.89°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.83 au

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

Also discovered on 4 December 1996

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