(2199) Klet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 1978 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Named for the observatory at which this minor planet was discovered and for the mountain in southern Bohemia on which the observatory is located.Naming citation (MPC 5524), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Klet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klet is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2199 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 LA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.96 km (#7,704 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.210 |
| Rotation period | 12.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 8.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.780 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.