(15395) Rukl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1997 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Czech astronomer Antonín Rükl (b. 1932) was a master of mapping. His precise-retouch lunar maps eliminated the disadvantages of photographs, and he was the first to compile images of the moon from different viewing angles into composite maps. He wrote and illustrated a number of popular astronomy books.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rukl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rukl is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15395 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.27 km (#7,335 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 0.863° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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