(7694) Krasetin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1983 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Krasetín is a small village east of the Klet mountain. It is the nearest village to the Klet Observatory. The name was suggested by M. Tichy.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Krasetin is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKrasetinKrasetin

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Krasetin is 2.78 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7694
Provisional designation1983 SF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.7 km (#4,202 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.186
Rotation period118 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.36
Orbital period5.32 years
Semi-major axis3.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.59 – 3.50 au
Eccentricity0.150
Inclination10.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

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