(9674) Slovenija Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 1998 by Crni Vrh at Crni Vrh.
Named for the European nation in which the Črni Vrh Observatory is situated. This is the first minor planet credited to Slovenian astronomers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Slovenija is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Slovenija is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9674 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QU15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.48 km (#11,677 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 8.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.