(149160) Geojih Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 2002 by KLENOT at Klet.

Geojih is an open, friendly and amateur group of geocaching fans in České Budějovice. They started geocaching activities in 2008 and have prepared many smart geocaches and amazing geocaching events up to now. A series of seven geocoins devoted to south Bohemian districts was also issued.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Geojih is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Geojih is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number149160
Provisional designation2002 GE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.40 km (#9,884 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0550
Absolute magnitude (H)15.4
Orbital period4.66 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.59 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.0701
Inclination4.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.60 au

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

Also discovered on 1 April 2002

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