15946 Satinský

15946 Satinský is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1608.1523317 days (4.40 years).[1]

The asteroid was discovered on January 8, 1998 by Adrián Galád and Alexander Pravda at the Modra Observatory in Slovakia. It is named after Slovak comedian Július Satinský.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Planet named after Slovak satirist sparks trouble", Slovak Spectator, November 18, 2003.