(2403) Sumava Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 September 1979 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Sumava is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sumava is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2403
Provisional designation1979 SQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.68 km (#5,285 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.188
Rotation period152 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.34
Orbital period4.06 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.131
Inclination3.31°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

Also discovered on 25 September 1979

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