(250374) Jirovec Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 2003 by KLENOT at Klet.
Vojtěch Matyáš Jírovec (1763-1850), also known as Adalbert Gyrowetz, was a Bohemian composer born in Ceske Budejovice. From 1786 to 1793 he traveled throughout Europe, and met Mozart, Haydn and Goethe. He was a prolific composer, writing 60 symphonies, 30 operas and 60 quartets.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jirovec is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jirovec is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 250374 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 UL4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.94 km (#17,096 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0980 |
| Rotation period | 5.42 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 3.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.926 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.