8217 Dominikhašek

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8217 Dominikhašek^[1]
Discovery
Discovered by	Petr Pravec and Lenka Šarounová
Discovery date	April 21, 1995.
Designations
Named after	Dominik Hašek
Alternative names	1995 HC; 1996 RH5
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch April 10, 2007 (JD 2454200.5)
Aphelion	2.643 AU
Perihelion	1.857 AU
Semi-major axis	2.2499 AU
Eccentricity	0.17
Orbital period	1232.676 d (3.37 a)
Mean anomaly	81.416°
Inclination	2.366°
Longitude of ascending node	179.772°
Argument of perihelion	134.569°
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.7

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.

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