(2619) Skalnate Pleso Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.

Where Skalnate Pleso is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Skalnate Pleso is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2619
Provisional designation1979 MZ3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)12.82
Orbital period5.22 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.87 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.0467
Inclination1.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.85 au

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

Also discovered on 25 June 1979

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