(38246) Palupin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1999 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
Palupín is a small pleasant village with a manor-house in the Czech-Moravian Highlands that was first mentioned in 1368. St. Wenceslaus church was built by a local landlord in 1617. The family roots of co-discoverer J. Tichá (née Peltan) lie in this village.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Palupin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palupin is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38246 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 PL4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.46 km (#14,069 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.213 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0655 |
| Inclination | 8.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.