(84995) Zselic Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 December 2003 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.

Zselic is one of Hungary`s most beautiful wooded regions. The Zselic Landscape Protection Area has good dark skies. A Starry Sky Park is being set up in the area.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zselic is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsZselicZselic

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zselic is 3.37 au from the Sun and 4.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number84995
Provisional designation2003 YB108
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.14 km (#12,409 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.197
Rotation period41.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.79
Orbital period5.31 years
Semi-major axis3.04 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 3.38 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination12.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

Also discovered on 26 December 2003

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