(15925) Rokycany Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1997 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Rokycany is a town in West Bohemia about which the first written evidence dates from 1110. In 1947 a public observatory was founded there, concentrating on occultation observations, work with youth, teachers and amateur telescope making.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rokycany is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rokycany is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15925 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 VM6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.43 km (#8,332 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.269 |
| Rotation period | 3.01 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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