(17805) Svestka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 1998 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Zdeněk Švestka (b. 1925), a Czech-born astronomer and solar physicist, worked at the Space Research Organization in the Netherlands and at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences at the University of California in San Diego. Since 1966 he has been editor of Solar Physics.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Svestka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Svestka is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17805 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FV72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.04 km (#8,875 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.122 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0622 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.