(7390) Kundera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1983 by Klet at Klet.
Named in honor of Milan Kundera (b. 1929), Czech novelist, playwright and poet. He has written various works combining the comedy of living with political criticism. His novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being is well known and received wide international exposure as a very successful movie. Since 1975 he has lived in France. Name proposed by J. Ticha following a suggestion by M. Šidlichovský.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kundera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kundera is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7390 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 QE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.58 km (#9,591 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.271 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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