(76713) Wudia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 2000 by P. KuÅ¡nirák M. Wolf at OndÅejov.
Milan Wudia (1963-2007) was an outstanding Czech engineer and a pioneer of automated telescopes. He worked at the Nicolas Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium in Brno, and among his works was a computer control system of the Ondřejov 0.65-m telescope with which this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #26, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wudia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wudia is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 76713 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JT8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.84 km (#6,740 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.08 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0284 |
| Inclination | 5.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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