(39880) Dobsinsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 1998 by P. Kolény L. Kornoš at Modra.
Pavol Emanuel Dobšinský (1828-1885) was a Lutheran pastor, folklorist, literary historian, editor and translator. He collected and compiled Slovak folklore. His works have been translated into 22 languages. He is buried in Drienčany, where a unique fairy-tale sundial was built.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #4, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dobsinsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dobsinsky is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39880 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 ER9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0941 |
| Inclination | 5.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.