26986 Čáslavská

26986 Čáslavská
Name
Name Čáslavská
Designation 1997 VC5
Discovery
Discoverer Lenka Šarounová
Discovery date November 4, 1997
Discovery site Ondrejov Observatory
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.0820825
Semimajor axis (a) 3.0804425 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.8275921 AU
Aphelion (Q) 3.3332929 AU
Orbital period (P) 5.41 a
Inclination (i) 10.64976°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 63.38525°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 267.43491°
Mean anomaly (M) 64.92400°

26986 Čáslavská is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.8275356 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.0820825 and an orbital period of 1974.7771587 days (5.41 years).[1]

Cabrera has an average orbital speed of 16.97068004 km/s and an inclination of 10.64976°.

The asteroid was discovered on August 27, 1998 by Lenka Šarounová.

This asteroid is named after Vera Cáslavská, a Czech gymnast.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-03-27.