(67019) Hlohovec Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 1999 by Kornos, L., Toth, J. at Modra.
Hlohovec is a town in southwestern Slovakia, known for its beautiful castle, large pharmaceutical factory, and its huge impact on Slovak public astronomical activities since 1954. This minor planet was named on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1972 founding of Hlohovec's Regional Public Observatory and Planetarium.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hlohovec is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hlohovec is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 67019 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XF137 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0942 |
| Inclination | 5.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 December 1999
- (13859) Fredtreasure
- (20740) Semery
- (24260) Krivan
- (24265) Banthonytwarog
- (25544) Renerogers
- (26435) Juliebrisset
- (33809) Petrescu
- (36264) Kojimatsumoto
- (121725) Aphidas