(48785) Pitter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1997 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Czech philanthropist and pacifist Přemysl Pitter (1895-1976) cared for street children. During the Second World War he took in persecuted children. After the war he established health resorts for deprived Czech, Jewish and German children. Holder of Czech, German and Israeli honors, his centenary was cited by UNESCO.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pitter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pitter is 3.21 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48785 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 2.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.