(6301) Bohumilruprecht Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1989 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.
Bohumil Ruprecht (b. 1944) is a Czech popularizer of astronomy, natural sciences, and technology in the city and its surroundings of Pardubice. He works mainly as a teacher of astronomy and telescope maker. In 1992, he was a major participant in the founding of the Baron Arthur Kraus Observatory in Pardubice.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bohumilruprecht is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bohumilruprecht is 3.55 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6301 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 BR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.0 km (#2,494 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.104 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 0.491° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 29 January 1989
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- (5958) Barrande
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- (14846) Lampedusa
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