(683868) Chrupala Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2013 by M. Å»oÅnowski M. Kusiak at Tincana.
Henryk Chrupała (1938–2015) was a Polish astronomer, physicist, and astronomy popularizer. From 1973 to 2003 he was the director of the Silesian Planetarium and Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Observatory in Chorzów. Chrupała was also a president of the Main Committee of the National Astronomical Olympiad.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chrupala is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrupala is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 683868 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 EK172 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 9.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.874 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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