(18531) Strakonice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1996 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Strakonice is a southern Bohemian town known for a Gothic castle at the confluence of the Volyňka and Otava rivers. The town is situated in the heart of the Prácheň Region---where the bagpipe has long been played.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Strakonice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strakonice is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18531 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XM2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.91 km (#15,433 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.68 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 5.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.678 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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