(29674) Rausal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 1998 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Karel Raušal (1906-1983), Czech jurist and an honorary member of the Czechoslovak Astronomical Society, was an enthusiastic amateur astronomer known for his skill in astronomical photography and as excellent teacher. He was instrumental in building the university and public observatories in Brno in the 1950s.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rausal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rausal is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29674 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XO12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.52 km (#17,341 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.403 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 3.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.938 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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