(26971) Sezimovo Usti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1997 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Sezimovo Ústí is a southern Bohemian town located south of Tábor. Founded in the 13th century, it was destroyed in 1420 during the Hussite movement and its population fled to Tábor. The town was re-founded in the nineteenth century as an industrial center.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sezimovo Usti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sezimovo Usti is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26971 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.00 km (#15,220 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.342 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0229 |
| Inclination | 6.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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