(1931) Capek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1969 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.
Where Capek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Capek is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1931 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 QB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.63 km (#8,085 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.254 |
| Rotation period | 156 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.272 |
| Inclination | 8.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.845 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 August 1969
More named asteroids discovered by L. Kohoutek
- (1834) Palach
- (1840) Hus
- (1841) Masaryk
- (1842) Hynek
- (1843) Jarmila
- (1861) Komensky
- (1865) Cerberus
- (1875) Neruda
- (1894) Haffner
- (1895) Larink
- (1896) Beer
- (1897) Hind
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