(90821) Augustsedlacek Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1995 by Z. Moravec M. Tichý at Klet.

August Sedláček (1843–1926) was a Czech historian, archivist and genealogist. Originally a high school teacher, in his retirement he served as the director of the Museum in Písek. His main work was the fifteen-volume Castles, Chateaux and Strongholds of the Kingdom of Bohemia, published between 1882 and 1927.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Augustsedlacek is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Augustsedlacek is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number90821
Provisional designation1995 SA2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.52 km (#16,216 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.333
Absolute magnitude (H)15.21
Orbital period4.43 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity0.230
Inclination6.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 26 September 1995

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