(15890) Prachatice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1997 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Prachatice is a southern Bohemian town that began as a small settlement on the Golden Trail that had the rights to sell salt from Passau. The Prachatice of today, founded in the 14th century, is dominated by the Gothic Church of St. James.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Prachatice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Prachatice is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15890 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0950 |
| Inclination | 2.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.941 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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