(24695) Styrsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1990 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Jindřich Štyrský (1899-1942) was a Czech Surrealist painter, graphic artist, photographer, poet and editor. The painter Toyen was his artistic partner. They became members of Devetsil and together with Nezval, Teige and Brouk founded The Group of Surrealists in Czechoslovakia in 1934.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Styrsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Styrsky is 3.34 au from the Sun and 4.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24695 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 ST4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.84 km (#15,583 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.305 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.331 |
| Inclination | 5.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.733 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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