(24847) Polesny Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 1995 by Klet at Klet.
Bohumil Polesný (1905-1976) served as the director of the České Budějovice Observatory from 1955 to 1966. His main astronomical work involved the popularization of astronomy. He started the construction of the Klet Observatory in 1957.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Polesny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Polesny is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24847 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WE6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.63 km (#16,002 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.177 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 2.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.902 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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