(8307) Peltan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1995 by J. Ticha at Klet.
Named for the discoverer's family, including her mother Marie (née Kosová) Peltanová (b. 1930), her father Bohuslav Peltan (1927–1983), her brother Jiří Peltan (b. 1953), her sister-in-law Adéla (b. 1951) and her nephews Petr (b. 1983) and Libor (b. 1989).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peltan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peltan is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8307 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 EN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.40 km (#16,447 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.368 |
| Rotation period | 20.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 5.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.923 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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