(17407) Teige Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1987 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Karel Teige (1900-1952) was a graphic artist, leader and theoretician of the Czech art avantgarde. He served as a main Czech connection to French Surrealism, especially to Andre Breton. He was a co-founder of The Group of Surrealists in Czechoslovakia in 1934.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Teige is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teige is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17407 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 TG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.99 km (#5,765 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 4.83 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.271 |
| Inclination | 9.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.944 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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