(776675) Jedrzejewicz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 2017 by I. Eglitis K. Äernis at Baldone.
Jan Jędrzejewicz (1835–1887) was a Polish physician and astronomer. In 1872, he built an astronomical and meteorological observatory in Płońsk. Jan was the most prominent 19th-century Polish researcher of double stars, comets, and planets. He authored the textbook Cosmography (1886) and was a pioneer of Polish astronomical spectroscopy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #23, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jedrzejewicz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jedrzejewicz is 3.44 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 776675 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 CN164 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 7.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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