(22429) Jurasek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 February 1996 by Galad, A., Pravda, A. at Modra.
Pavel “Balvan” Jurašek (1955-2008) was a professional meteorologist and since 2006 director of the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute in Košice). Interested in observing meteors, he was a member of the Slovak Union of Amateur Astronomers and the Slovak Astronomical Society.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jurasek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jurasek is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22429 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 DD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.93 km (#15,389 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.247 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0679 |
| Inclination | 22.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.