8217 Dominikhašek
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Petr Pravec and Lenka Šarounová |
| Discovery date | April 21, 1995. |
| Alternate designations B |
1995 HC; 1996 RH5 |
| Category | Main belt |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.175 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 2.2499 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 1.857 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 2.643 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 1232.676 d (3.37 a) |
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| Inclination (i) | 2.366° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
179.772° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
134.569° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 81.416° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
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| Absolute magnitude | 14.7 |
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8217 Dominikhašek is a main-belt asteroid named by its discoverers, Petr Pravec and Lenka Šarounová of the Observatoř Ondřejov (Ondřejov Observatory), in 2003. It is the namesake of NHL goaltender, Dominik Hašek, and it was named in his honour for helping win the gold medal for the Czech Republic in the 1998 Winter Olympics. It was discovered on April 21, 1995.
[edit] References
- ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser. jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
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