(95072) CVUT Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 2002 by M. Tichý at Klet.
České vysoké učení technické (ČVUT, The Czech Technical University) in Prague is one of the biggest and oldest technical universities in Europe. It was established at the initiative of Josef Christian Willenberg in 1707. Currently it has eight faculties, about 18 000 students, and its own nuclear reactor.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where CVUT is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: CVUT is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 95072 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AW66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.71 km (#13,430 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.