(269548) Fratyu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 2009 by F. Fratev at Plana.
Fratyu Popov (1846–1903) was a Bulgarian public figure, revolutionary, teacher and judge. He came from an old family in Sopot and participated in the establishment of the Sopot Revolutionary Committee (1869). He was the prototype of the teacher Fratyu from the novel Under the Yoke by Ivan Vazov.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fratyu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fratyu is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 269548 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 WR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.24 km (#16,707 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 4.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.979 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.