(26314) Skvorecky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1998 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
Josef Škvorecký (b. 1924) is one of the preeminent Czech writers of the post-World War II generation known for mordant humor and sardonic irony. Together with his wife Zdena Salivarová, he operated The Sixty-Eight Publishers in Toronto, the main Czech exile publishing house.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Skvorecky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Skvorecky is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26314 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UJ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.15 km (#16,851 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.383 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 7.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.