(13122) Drava Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
The Drava is a major tributary of the Danube river. It flows from its source in the Italian Alps, through the Austrian federal states of Tirol and Kärnten. Huns and Slavs invaded the Alpine countries through its valley.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Drava is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Drava is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13122 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 CV9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 6.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 February 1994
- (5924) Teruo
- (6422) Akagi
- (7782) Mony
- (8203) Jogolehmann
- (10567) Francobressan
- (11090) Popelin
- (12368) Mutsaers
- (13121) Tisza
- (15803) Parisi
- (20077) Borispodolsky
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- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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