(1901) Moravia Outer Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Moravia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Moravia is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1901
Provisional designation1972 AD
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter28.1 km (#1,475 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0740
Absolute magnitude (H)11.49
Orbital period5.82 years
Semi-major axis3.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.99 – 3.49 au
Eccentricity0.0772
Inclination24.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.99 au

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

Also discovered on 14 January 1972

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