(7669) Malse Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 August 1995 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Named for a Czech river. The České Budějovice Observatory is situated at the confluence of the Malše and Vltava rivers.Naming citation (19980211/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Malse is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malse is 3.18 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7669 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 PB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.74 km (#11,145 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.238 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 8.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.