1840 Hus

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1840 Hus
Discovery
Discovered by Luboš Kohoutek
Discovery date 26 October 1971
Designations
Periastron 2.8590378 AU
Apastron 2.8590378 AU
Semi-major axis 2.9176729 AU
Eccentricity 0.0200812
Orbital period 1820.29 days (4.99 years)
Inclination 2.41306°
Physical characteristics
Escape velocity 17.43724312 km/s
Absolute magnitude 11.6

1840 Hus is a main belt asteroid. It was named by Luboš Kohoutek (an astronomer from the Czech Republic) in memory of Jan Hus, a Bohemian theologian and reformer.

Data taken from Portuguese Wikipedia