(126780) Ivovasiljev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 2002 by KLENOT at Klet.
Ivo Vasiljev (b. 1935) is a Czech linguist, translator, teacher and orientalist dealing with the Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese languages. He co-authored The Czech-Vietnamese Learner's Dictionary, and he participates in the work of the Linguistic Circle of Prague.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ivovasiljev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ivovasiljev is 3.22 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 126780 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 EP7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 1.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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