19618 Maša
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19618 Maša is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1316.0563888 days (3.60 years).
The asteroid was discovered on August 11, 1999 by Jure Škvarč at the Črni Vrh Observatory
. The asteroid was named after Maša Kandušer, of the University of Ljubljana
, Slovenia
.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
with an orbital period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1316.0563888 days (3.60 years).
The asteroid was discovered on August 11, 1999 by Jure Škvarč at the Črni Vrh Observatory
Crni Vrh Observatory
The Črni Vrh Observatory is located in Western Slovenia, close to the settlement Črni Vrh, near the town of Idrija. The current observatory was built in 1985, and is at an altitude of 730 metres...
. The asteroid was named after Maša Kandušer, of the University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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