(204370) Ferdinandvanek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2004 by KLENOT at Klet.
Ferdinand Vaněk (1936-2011) was a Czech playwright, essayist and dissident, fictitious character in the play Audience as well as an alter ego of its author, Václav Havel. Vaněk also acted in other plays, including ones by Pavel Kohout, Pavel Landovský and Jiří Dienstbier.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ferdinandvanek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ferdinandvanek is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 204370 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TH70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 5.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.962 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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