(38238) Holic Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 July 1999 by Gajdos, S., Kalmancok, D. at Modra.
Dating from 1205 and first settled in the neolithic era, Holíč is in the Záhorie region of western Slovakia. Famous for its ceramics production in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it is also known for its fortress that became the Habsburgs' summer residence. The town is the birthplace of the second discoverer.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Holic is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Holic is 3.39 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38238 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 OW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 11.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.319 |
| Inclination | 6.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.746 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.