(251001) Sluch Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 July 2006 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.

Sluch is a river that flows through Ukraine in the basin of the Dniper. The ancient town of Myropil was located on the banks of the Sluch.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sluch is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSluchSluch

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sluch is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number251001
Provisional designation2006 OM14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.04 km (#15,107 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0690
Absolute magnitude (H)16.43
Orbital period3.71 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.70 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.291
Inclination12.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.721 au

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

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