(22185) Stiavnica Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 December 2000 by Kusnirak, P., Babiakova, U. at Ondrejov.
Banská Štiavnica, a town in the “Štiavnické vrchy” mountains, central Slovakia, known for its famous mining history, has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1993. The Mining Academy, founded 1762, was the first of its kind in the world. The town is the birthplace of the second discoverer.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stiavnica is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stiavnica is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22185 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YV28 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.6 km (#2,130 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.19 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00325 |
| Inclination | 22.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.