Abilunon Celtic town & 24838 Abilunon Asteroid - Klet mountain, Czech Republic
Posted by: ToRo61
N 48° 51.933 E 014° 16.998
33U E 447437 N 5412756
Abilunon is the presumed name of an ancient Celtic town, founded in the first century B.C. on a strategic peninsula in the Vltava river. The remains of the town are at the foot of Klet mountain. The name was mentioned on a map of the world by Ptolemy
Waymark Code: WMR5T4
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/13/2016
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About a thousand asteroids were discovered by astronomers from Klet Observatory (
visit link) . The most of this asteroids was named after famous locations of Czech Republic or famous Czech natives. In addition to these well-known names/persons, some asteroids are named after the names of the villages in the vicinity of the Klet Observatory.
24838 Abilunon Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
Discovered by: M. Tichý
Date of discovery: 23. 10. 1995
Place of discovery: Klet Observatory