(136825) Slawitschek Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1997 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.

Rudolf Slawitschek (1880–1945) was a Prague-based German writer and jurist. He wrote the historical novel Hans Adam Löwenmacht, the children's book Anastasius Katzenschlucker and Der blaue Herrgott (1927), which takes place in the landscape of Kleť Mountain and nearby Český Krumlov.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Slawitschek is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Slawitschek is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number136825
Provisional designation1997 SX3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.98
Orbital period4.19 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 3.27 au
Eccentricity0.258
Inclination4.79°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.938 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Rudolf

Also discovered on 26 September 1997

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