(26963) Palorapavy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 1997 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Pavol “Palo” Rapavý (b. 1955), director of the public observatory in Rimavská Sobota since 1981, is the main coordinator of visual meteor observations in Slovakia. As an indefatigable observer of the sun, meteors and stellar occultations, he is the life and soul of amateur astronomy in Slovakia.Naming citation (20020128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Palorapavy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palorapavy is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26963 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 PM4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 6.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.