(15392) Budejicky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1997 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Czech radio astronomer Jaromír Budějický (1919-1991) was head of the Radio Department of the Ondřejov Observatory in the 1950s. There he conducted a solar radio patrol service and contributed to the development of the Ondřejov meteor radar.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Budejicky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Budejicky is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15392 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 TO19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 5.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.895 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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