(17694) Jiranek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1997 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Vladimír Jiránek (b. 1938) is a Czech graphic artist, illustrator and cartoonist. His newspaper and journal cartoons comment on the situation in the modern Czech Republic. Two rabbits named Bob and Bobek belong to the most popular characters of his animated cartoons.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jiranek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jiranek is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17694 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 ET1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0873 |
| Inclination | 3.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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