(24967) Fristensky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1998 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Czech wrestler Gustav Frištenský (1879-1957) was an amateur and professional European champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. During his almost half-a-century-long career, he won about 10,000 matches. A great Czech patriot, he supported widows of policemen killed in action and retired sportsmen without decent income.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fristensky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fristensky is 3.91 au from the Sun and 4.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24967 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 AX8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.64 km (#8,072 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.294 |
| Inclination | 2.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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