(16706) Svojsik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 1995 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Antonín Benjamin Svojsík (1876-1938) founded the Czech Boy Scout organization “Junák” in 1912, led it from 1914 until his death and was a member of the executive committee of the world Scout movement. After repeated bans between 1939 and 1989, “Junák” is now the most popular Czech children's organization.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Svojsik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Svojsik is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16706 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 OE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.28 km (#14,545 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Rotation period | 5.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0648 |
| Inclination | 2.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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