(2080) Jihlava Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 February 1976 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

Where Jihlava is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jihlava is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2080
Provisional designation1976 DG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.76 km (#9,278 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.633
Rotation period2.71 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.12
Orbital period3.21 years
Semi-major axis2.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.31 au
Eccentricity0.0605
Inclination3.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 27 February 1976

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