(189848) Eivissa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 March 2003 by OAM at Costitx.

Eivissa (Ibiza in Spanish) is the westernmost of the Balearic islands. Its strategic location in the Mediterranean has given it an extraordinary legacy of history and culture. The walled city of Dalt Vila Eivissa was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Eivissa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eivissa is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number189848
Provisional designation2003 FF2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.58
Orbital period4.25 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.228
Inclination7.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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