(5122) Mucha
Asteroid (5122) Mucha |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.5886 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2000 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0708 AU - 3.1065 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.7541 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 112.8788 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 259.8121 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.17 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.51 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Antonin Mrkos |
Date of discovery | January 3, 1989 |
Another name | 1989 AZ 1 , 1979 UH 3 , 1983 NV, 1985 BE |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(5122) Mucha is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 3, 1989 by the Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at the Kleť Observatory ( IAU code 046) near the town of Český Krumlov in Bohemia .
The asteroid was named after the Czech poster artist, graphic artist , illustrator , painter , amateur photographer and craftsman Alfons Mucha (1860–1939), who is considered to be one of the outstanding representatives of Art Nouveau .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Mucha: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- Asteroid Mucha in the Small-Body Database of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
- (5122) Mucha in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).