(1605) Milankovitch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 April 1936 by P. Djurkovic at Uccle.
Named in memory of M. Milankovitch (1879-1958), famous Yugoslav astronomer, celestial mechanician and mathematician, known for his astronomical theory of long-term changes in the earth's climate and for numerous papers on the history of astronomy.Naming citation (MPC 5449), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Milankovitch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Milankovitch is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1605 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 GA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.6 km (#1,387 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.184 |
| Rotation period | 11.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0710 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.