(60423) Chvojen Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 2000 by M. Tichy at Klet.
Chvojen is a small village in Central Bohemia. The first settlement there dates back to the Celts. St. Jacob and Philip Church in Chvojen, built in 1217, is known for medieval wall paintings, including Leviathan and Ptolemy solar system.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chvojen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chvojen is 1.91 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 60423 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CO39 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.95 |
| Orbital period | 2.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0647 |
| Inclination | 23.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.875 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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