(71783) Izeryna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 2000 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P. at Ondrejov.
The Izera Dark Sky Park was established in Jizerské hory, around the border between the Czech Republic and Poland, in 2009. The name was derived from oread Izerina, a patroness of Jizerské hory, and from the mineral izeryn that is a local type of ilmenite with a color resembling the darkness of the sky in the park.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-08-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Izeryna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Izeryna is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 71783 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SL163 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 2.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.914 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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