(16929) Hurnik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Ilja Hurník (b. 1922), outstanding Czech composer, pianist, writer, musical pedagogue, speaker and popularizer, has a keen interest in science, particularly in astronomy. The name was suggested by participants of the meeting organized on the occasion of naming the Johann Palisa Observatory and Planetarium in Ostrava-Poruba.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hurnik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hurnik is 3.43 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16929 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FP73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.49 km (#5,420 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 3.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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