(187700) Zagreb Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 2008 by OAM at La Sagra.
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. It is the country's cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center, situated on the river Sava to the south of Medvednica mountain, in the southwestern part of the Pannonian Basin.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zagreb is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zagreb is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 187700 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 EG8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0968 |
| Inclination | 4.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.