(2418) Voskovec-Werich Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 October 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.

Where Voskovec-Werich is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Voskovec-Werich is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2418
Provisional designation1971 UV
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.1 km (#4,027 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.109
Absolute magnitude (H)12.93
Orbital period5.52 years
Semi-major axis3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.62 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination1.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

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

Also discovered on 26 October 1971

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