(7332) Ponrepo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 December 1986 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Viktor Ponrepo, born Dismas Šlambor (1858-1926), was founder of the first permanent cinema in Prague in 1907. The name was suggested by M. Tichy.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ponrepo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ponrepo is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7332
Provisional designation1986 XJ5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.65 km (#13,575 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.277
Absolute magnitude (H)14.14
Orbital period3.31 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.37 au
Eccentricity0.0672
Inclination5.73°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Viktor

Also discovered on 4 December 1986

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