(30253) Vitek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 April 2000 by Kusnirak, P., Pravec, P. at Ondrejov.
Antonín Vítek (b. 1940), a Czech biochemist and computer specialist, became an enthusiastic space popularizer in the Czech media. He disseminates accurate and reliable news and commentaries of cosmonautics in innumerable articles, books, interviews and talk-shows.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vitek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vitek is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30253 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HF24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 5.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.917 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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