(29738) Ivobudil Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1999 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
Ivo Budil (b. 1933), Czech journalist and popularizer of science, including astronomy, is known as the efficient and eminent author of the journal Vesmír and the Czech Radio magazine Meteor.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ivobudil is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ivobudil is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29738 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BT8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.56 km (#16,152 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.391 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0876 |
| Inclination | 3.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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