(1554) Yugoslavia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1940 by M. B. Protitch at Belgrade.
Where Yugoslavia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yugoslavia is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1554 |
| Provisional designation | 1940 RE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.2 km (#2,847 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.117 |
| Rotation period | 3.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.