(213775) Zdenekdostal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 2003 by KLENOT at Klet.
Zdeněk Dostál (b. 1946) is professor of applied mathematics at VSB-Technical University of Ostrava. He took part in the management of the National Supercomputing Centre. His main results are development of optimal algorithms for quadratic programming problems and scalable domain decomposition.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zdenekdostal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zdenekdostal is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 213775 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 DK17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.33 km (#11,989 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0738 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.