(17600) Dobrichovice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1995 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Dobřichovice is a small town in central Bohemia near Prague, with its existence documented from 1253. The discoverer's home, it is a popular residential, recreational and sports resort with beautiful surroundings. Many hiking and cycling races take place there.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dobrichovice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dobrichovice is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17600 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.14 km (#12,419 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.149 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0876 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.