(29456) Evakrchova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1997 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Since 1980 Slovak amateur astronomer Eva Krchová (b. 1953) has been a spiritus agens of amateur astronomy in Spišská Nová Ves, together with her late husband Dušan. In spite of a debilitating and incurable illness, she maintains contacts with Slovak and Czech astronomers. The name was suggested by J. Grygar.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Evakrchova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Evakrchova is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29456 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.50 km (#11,643 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 1.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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