(38238) Holíč

Asteroid (38238) Holíč
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type	Main belt
Asteroid family	Astraea family
Major semi-axis	2.5764 AU
eccentricity	0.3172
Perihelion - aphelion	1.7591 AU - 3.3937 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	6.5093 °
Length of the ascending node	162.8145 °
Argument of the periapsis	172.4458 °
Sidereal period	4.14 a
Physical Properties
Rotation period	11.7 h
Absolute brightness	15.0 mag
history
Explorer	Š. Gajdoš D. Kalmančok
Date of discovery	July 18, 1999
Another name	1999 OW , 1995 QC ₁₁
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(38238) Holíč is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on July 18, 1999 by the Slovak astronomers Štefan Gajdoš and Dušan Kalmančok at the observatory of the Comenius University in Modra ( IAU code 118). The first sightings of the asteroid had already been made in August 1995 under the provisional name 1995 QC ₁₁ at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory in Chile .

The asteroid was named on February 9, 2009 after the Slovak city of Holíč , which was first mentioned in writing in 1205.

Web links