(17608) Terezin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1995 by M. Tichy at Klet.
Terezín (Theresienstadt) was established as a walled fortress and garrison town by Habsburgs in 1780. It was never under direct siege. During World War II, the Nazis used Terezín as a ghetto, concentrating there tens of thousands of Jews from Czechoslovakia, as well as from other countries.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Terezin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Terezin is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17608 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 TN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.60 km (#8,128 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.134 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0319 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.