(33377) Vecernicek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Večerníček is an animated figure accompanied by music. It invites children to the Czech Television to see a bedtime story every evening. Ingeniously painted by R. Pilař, voiced by M. Citavý, and with the tune composed by L. Simon, it has become a real phenomenon loved by most Czech children since 1965.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vecernicek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vecernicek is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33377 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CR9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.55 km (#17,327 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.466 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 7.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.972 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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