(23648) Kolar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 1997 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Czech amateur astronomer and telecommunication engineer Jan Kolář (b. 1936) served for decades as chairman of the Optical Group of the Czech Astronomical Society and was elected an honorary fellow of the Society in 2001. He constructed “Bikukr”, a pair of telescopes for high-quality deep-sky visual observation.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kolar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kolar is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23648 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 CB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.281 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.682 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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