(74024) Hrabe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1998 by Tichy, M., Ticha, J. at Klet.
Václav Hrabě (1940-1965), Czech poet and writer, was the most important member of the Beat Generation in former Czechoslovakia. In 1965 he interviewed Allen Ginsberg in Prague. His poem Variation on a Renaissance theme, set to music by V. Mišík, became one of the most famous Czech songs.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-03-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hrabe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hrabe is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 74024 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HR4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 1.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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