(5122) Mucha

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Asteroid
(5122) Mucha
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
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
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(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 .

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