(2900) Lubos Perek Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 January 1972 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.

Where Lubos Perek is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lubos Perek is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2900
Provisional designation1972 AR
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.0 km (#3,728 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.219
Absolute magnitude (H)12.18
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.70 – 3.34 au
Eccentricity0.106
Inclination10.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

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

Also discovered on 14 January 1972

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