(15870) Oburka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1996 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Oto Obůrka (1909-1982), professor at Brno University of Technology, founded the Nicholas Copernicus Observatory there and led it for 20 years. He established a program, aimed at young amateurs, for monitoring short-period variable stars. He was an honorary president of the International Union of Amateur Astronomers.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oburka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oburka is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15870 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 QD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.