(220418) Golovyno Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 September 2003 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.

The small town of Golovyno is noted for a labradorite mine, one of the greatest in Ukraine and Europe. Stone from it has decorated the metros of Moscow, Tbilisi, Baku and St. Petersburg. It was used in the building of the House of Parliament of Ukraine and for monuments in many countries.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Golovyno is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGolovynoGolovyno

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Golovyno is 3.07 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number220418
Provisional designation2003 SL221
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.49 km (#11,653 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0420
Absolute magnitude (H)15.84
Orbital period5.72 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.07 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity0.0400
Inclination8.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.07 au

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

Also discovered on 23 September 2003

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