(2315) Czechoslovakia

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Asteroid
(2315) Czechoslovakia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3,011  AU
eccentricity 0.105
Perihelion - aphelion 2.696 AU - 3.326 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.7 °
Length of the ascending node 30.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 11.8 °
Sidereal period 1908 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 23.45 km (± 1.1)
Albedo 0.1686
Rotation period 10.025 h
Absolute brightness 10.6 mag
history
Explorer Zdeňka Vávrová
Date of discovery 19th February 1980
Another name 1980 DZ , 1946 SE, 1975 JP,
1972 RS 3 , 1975 FC, 1975 GG, 1951 RZ 1
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.

(2315) Czechoslovakia is an asteroid of the main belt of the Eos family, which was discovered on February 19, 1980 by Zdeňka Vávrová in the Kleť observatory . It was named in honor of Czechoslovakia , the home of the discoverer. The country was recognized for its observations of asteroids , comets and meteorites .

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