(2081) Sazava Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 February 1976 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

Where Sazava is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSazavaSazava

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sazava is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2081
Provisional designation1976 DH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.7 km (#2,755 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0220
Rotation period66.2 hours
Spectral typeF
Absolute magnitude (H)12.5
Orbital period3.84 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.164
Inclination3.90°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

Also discovered on 27 February 1976

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