(5514) Karelraska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1989 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.
Karel Raška (1909-1987) was a Czech physician and epidemiologist, known as “the father of the conception of epidemiologic surveillance”. He was awarded the Edward Jenner Medal by the Royal Society of Medicine.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-08-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karelraska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karelraska is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5514 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 BN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.23 km (#10,181 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.339 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 6.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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