(17607) Taborsko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 October 1995 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.

Táborsko is a south Bohemian district historically known for the Hussite religious reformatory movement in the fifteenth century. Its center is Tábor, the second largest south Bohemian town, founded in 1420 with a beautiful historical center situated above the Lužnice river and the Jordán pond.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Taborsko is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taborsko is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number17607
Provisional designation1995 TC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.96 km (#10,700 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.137
Absolute magnitude (H)14.23
Orbital period4.95 years
Semi-major axis2.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.85 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.0178
Inclination0.888°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.84 au

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

Also discovered on 2 October 1995

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