(76628) Kozi Hradek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 April 2000 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
Kozí Hrádek is a remnant of a 14th-century castle near Tábor, abandoned since the end of the 15th century. The religious reformer Jan Hus spent there two years between 1412 and 1414, finishing his most important treatise De ecclesia and writing a collection of sermons, Postilla.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-02-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kozi Hradek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kozi Hradek is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 76628 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.70 km (#13,453 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.155 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0418 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.