(27132) Jezek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 1998 by Pravec, P., Sarounova, L. at Ondrejov.
Czech composer Jaroslav Ježek (1906–1942) conducted the orchestra Osvobozené divadlo (Liberated Theatre), Prague, during 1928–1938. He composed jazz and dance music, as well as chamber and orchestral music. His songs for plays written by Voskovec and Werich are famous. He died while emigrating to New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jezek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jezek is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27132 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XJ9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.13 km (#16,881 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.428 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0957 |
| Inclination | 7.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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