(9884) Pribram Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 October 1994 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.

The town of Příbram, in central Bohemia, was the impact site, on 1959 Apr. 7, of the first photographic detection of a meteorite fall. Analysis of the fireball trajectory by Z. Ceplecha led to the discovery of four meteorites.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pribram is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pribram is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9884
Provisional designation1994 TN3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.69 km (#11,263 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Rotation period13.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.5
Orbital period3.67 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.140
Inclination1.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 12 October 1994

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