(53285) Mojmir Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1999 by Ondrejov at Ondrejov.
Mojmír, a Moravian prince, was the first sufficiently well-known ruler of the Great Moravian Empire. He ruled from A.D. 830 through 845 or 846. He promoted Christianity in his empire, trying to attach Moravia to Western Europe.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mojmir is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mojmir is 3.26 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 53285 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FM53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.24 km (#7,384 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 March 1999
- (16034) Prechoudhary
- (16035) Sasandford
- (59388) Monod
- (59389) Oskarvonmiller
- (59390) Habermas
- (121089) Vyssi Brod