(15053) Bochnicek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 December 1998 by Pravec, P., Babiakova, U. at Ondrejov.
Záviš Bochníček (b. 1920), a Czech astronomer living in Slovakia, worked on photographic observations of artificial satellites and computed their orbits. He discovered two novae and popularizes astronomy and cosmonautics. During 1956–1958 he was a director of the Astronomical Institute in Tatranská Lomnica.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bochnicek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bochnicek is 2.13 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15053 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YY2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.19 km (#14,724 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.100 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0417 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 December 1998
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