(29476) Kvicala Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1997 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Jan Kvíčala (1913-1972), Czech jurist and amateur astronomer, was a keen observer of variable stars and meteors, as well as coauthor of a gnomonic atlas for meteor observations. He received the František Nušl Award of the Czech Astronomical Society in 1940.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kvicala is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kvicala is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29476 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UX14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.37 km (#14,305 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.297 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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