(31650) Frydek-Mistek Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 April 1999 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.

The twin cities of Frýdek and Místek, on opposite sides of the Ostravice river at the border of Silesia and Moravia, are located in the beautiful landscape below the Beskydy Mountains. The discoverer lived in the twin cities for most of his childhood.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Frydek-Mistek is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frydek-Mistek is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number31650
Provisional designation1999 HW
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period2.88 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.08
Orbital period4.54 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.186
Inclination14.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 18 April 1999

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