(7492) Kacenka Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 October 1995 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.

Named in honor of Kateřina Macháčová (b. 1975), who has been a constant source of support to the discoverer during many stages of his research on near-Earth objects. This naming comes on the eve of her marriage to the discoverer, 1997 June 21.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kacenka is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kacenka is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	7492
Provisional designation	1995 UX
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	3.34 km (#14,372 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.209
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.85
Orbital period	3.73 years
Semi-major axis	2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.89 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity	0.214
Inclination	1.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.888 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 21 October 1995

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