(26401) Sobotiste Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 1999 by P. Kusnirak at Ondrejov.
Sobotište is a village in southwestern Slovakia with a rich history. The first written reference is from 1251. In 1845 a credit cooperative, the first in continental Europe, arose there. The local astronomical observatory, founded in 1972, participates in the observation of meteors and occultations.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sobotiste is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sobotiste is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26401 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 WX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0761 |
| Inclination | 7.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.