(101721) Emanuelfritsch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1999 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
Emanuel Fritsch (1874-1956) was a railway engineer and regional representative of the Czech Tourist Club. He served as a volunteer in building and marking hiking trails in South Bohemia.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emanuelfritsch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emanuelfritsch is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 101721 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 EF3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.24 km (#10,160 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.112 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 14.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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