(1682) Karel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 1949 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Karel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karel is 1.81 au from the Sun and 1.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1682 |
| Provisional designation | 1949 PH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.27 km (#7,347 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.278 |
| Rotation period | 3.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 4.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.798 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 August 1949
- (1820) Lohmann
- (2465) Wilson
- (2591) Dworetsky
- (3020) Naudts
- (3183) Franzkaiser
- (3938) Chapront
- (4001) Ptolemaeus
- (4979) Otawara
- (6260) Kelsey