(31323) Lysa hora Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 April 1998 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.

The highest mountain (1323 m) in the Beskydy range, at the northwestern part of the Carpathian Mountains, Lysá hora was formed with sandstone and clay. On its western hillside, there is the Mazák Nature Reservation, with its rare and threatened herb species. The mountain is popular with hikers.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lysa hora is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lysa hora is 3.09 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number31323
Provisional designation1998 HC29
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.52 km (#9,693 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.278
Absolute magnitude (H)13.51
Orbital period4.63 years
Semi-major axis2.78 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.43 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination13.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.44 au

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

Also discovered on 27 April 1998

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