(90279) Devetsil Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2003 by KLENOT at Klet.
Devětsil was the Czech avant-garde group of artists active from 1920 to 1930, led by V. Nezval, J. Seifert and K. Teige. The artistic output was focused on magic realism, proletkult and Poetism, especially in poetry and illustration. Devětsil means “nine forces” or the butterbur plant in Czech.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Devetsil is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Devetsil is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90279 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 DL10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.