Jablunka

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the city of Philadelphia (16.77 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Jablunka is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Jablunka as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Jablunka orbits the sun every 1,290 days (3.53 years), coming as close as 1.89 AU and reaching as far as 2.75 AU from the sun. Jablunka is about 16.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Philadelphia.

The rotation of Jablunka has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 8.91 hours.

No Close Approaches

Jablunka's orbit is 0.89 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a very wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Jablunka's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Sept. 30, 1972. It was last officially observed on May 30, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,649 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid Jablunka in 3D.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Jablunka:

• 326 Tamara (A892 FD)
• 345 Tercidina (A892 WB)
• 370 Modestia (A893 NB)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Jablunka is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.