(661178) Zywiecmed Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 August 2013 by M. Żołnowski M. Kusiak at Tincana.

The Hospital in Żywiec operates in the Żywiec County in the field of diagnosis and treatment of patients and also conducts clinical trials. It consists of several departments in various research fields, including the Department of General Surgery. This hospital saved the life of one of the discoverers in 2024.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zywiecmed is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zywiecmed is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number661178
Provisional designation2003 WD205
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.66
Orbital period5.32 years
Semi-major axis3.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.73 – 3.36 au
Eccentricity0.104
Inclination9.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

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