(38684) Velehrad Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2000 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P. at Ondrejov.
According to tradition, Velehrad was the seat of the great Moravian princes and of Archbishop Methodius. Nowadays it is a famous church of pilgrimage, connected to the Cyril-Methodius tradition, although its actual connection to the historic locality is questionable.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Velehrad is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Velehrad is 3.42 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38684 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QK9 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.4 km (#3,589 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.49 |
| Orbital period | 7.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.18 – 4.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 1.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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