(28614) Vejvoda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 2000 by Klet at Klet.
Jaromír Vejvoda (1902-1988), Czech musician, bandmaster and composer, is the author of the world-famous polka known in Czech as Škoda lásky and as Beer Barrel Polka in English.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vejvoda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vejvoda is 2.15 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28614 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FO8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.42 km (#14,178 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 3.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.831 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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