(551231) Zywiec Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2013 by M. Å»oÅnowski M. Kusiak at Tincana.
Żywiec is a town in southern Poland, located in the center of Żywiec Basin, on the Soła and Koszarawa rivers. The town has a rich and interesting history and tradition dating back 750 years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zywiec is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zywiec is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 551231 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 AT24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.224 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.873 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.