(2315) Czechoslovakia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 1980 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.
Named in honor of the discoverer's country, renowned for its research activity on minor planets, comets, meteorites and meteor streams.Naming citation (MPC 6060), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Czechoslovakia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Czechoslovakia is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2315 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 DZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.3 km (#1,673 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.202 |
| Rotation period | 10.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 February 1980
- (2321) Luznice
- (2747) Cesky Krumlov
- (3243) Skytel
- (3313) Mendel
- (3715) Stohl
- (4317) Garibaldi
- (6060) Doudleby
- (8990) Compassion
More named asteroids discovered by Z. Vavrova
- (2321) Luznice
- (2365) Interkosmos
- (2390) Nezarka
- (2442) Corbett
- (2474) Ruby
- (2522) Triglav
- (2523) Ryba
- (2524) Budovicium
- (2544) Gubarev
- (2568) Maksutov
- (2581) Radegast
- (2599) Veseli
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