1 3 7 ▁H ork y , ▁prov is ional ▁design ation ▁, ▁is ▁a ▁background ▁astero id ▁from ▁the ▁inner ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁astero id ▁bel t , ▁approximately ▁ ▁in ▁diameter . ▁It ▁was ▁discovered ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁by ▁Czech ▁astronom er ▁Anton ín ▁Mr k os ▁at ▁the ▁Kle ť ▁Observ atory ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁The ▁likely ▁st ony ▁astero id ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁a ▁hill ▁near ▁the ▁Czech ▁village ▁of ▁H ork y . ▁ ▁Or bit ▁and ▁classification ▁▁ ▁H ork y ▁is ▁a ▁non - family ▁astero id ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁bel t ' s ▁background ▁population . ▁It ▁or bits ▁the ▁Sun ▁in ▁the ▁inner ▁astero id ▁bel t ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ 1 . 9 – 2 . 9   AU ▁once ▁every ▁ 3 ▁years ▁and ▁ 9 ▁months ▁( 1 , 3 6 0 ▁days ; ▁semi - major ▁axis ▁of ▁ 2 . 4   AU ). ▁Its ▁orbit ▁has ▁an ▁ecc ent ric ity ▁of ▁ 0 . 1 9 ▁and ▁an ▁incl ination ▁of ▁ 2 ° ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁e cli ptic . ▁ ▁The ▁body ' s ▁observation ▁arc ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁prec overy ▁taken ▁at ▁Pal om ar ▁Observ atory ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁almost ▁ 3 3 ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁official ▁discovery ▁observation ▁at ▁K let . ▁ ▁Close ▁approaches ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1