(20254) Upice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1998 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Úpice is a small town in northeastern Bohemia. A public observatory was built there with the help and support of almost all the Úpice residents and has operated since 1959. Its main activities are solar astronomy and astronomy education. Meteorological, ecological and seismic measurements are also made there.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Upice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Upice is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20254 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.39 km (#14,254 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.321 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.51 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 4.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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