(79347) Medlov Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1996 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
Medlov is a pond located near the town of Nové Město na Moravě in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic. It is a popular recreational area. Astronomical summer youth camps were organized near Medlov pond in the 1980s and 1990s.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Medlov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Medlov is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79347 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XJ2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.84 km (#7,831 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 20.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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