(17625) Joseflada Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1996 by Pravec, P., Sarounova, L. at Ondrejov.
Josef Lada (1887–1957) was a Czech painter and writer whose nostalgic pictures of life in a Czech village in the nineteenth century are loved by both children and adults. Lada illustrated many of his books, including Kocour Mikeš (Mikeš, the Tomcat) and Jaroslav Hašek's The Good Soldier Švejk.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joseflada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joseflada is 3.79 au from the Sun and 4.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17625 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 AY1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.98 km (#6,600 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 17.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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