(3168) Lomnicky Stit Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 December 1980 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Lomnicky Stit is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lomnicky Stit is 2.85 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3168
Provisional designation1980 XM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.3 km (#3,611 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.180
Absolute magnitude (H)12.04
Orbital period5.18 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.70 – 3.29 au
Eccentricity0.0989
Inclination10.5°
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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