(27079) Vsetin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1998 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Vsetín is a town in the Valašsko (Wallachia) region of eastern Moravia. A public observatory founded there in 1950 concentrates on astronomical popularization and education, especially involving young people.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vsetin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vsetin is 1.97 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27079 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TO6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 4.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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