4318 Baťa
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Zdeňka Vávrová |
| Discovery site | Klet Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 21, 1980 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1980 DE1 |
Named after | Tomáš Baťa |
| Baťa | |
| Outer Main-belt Asteroid | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.5646551 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.8767591 AU |
| 3.2207071 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1067927 |
| 5.78 a | |
| 349.12324° | |
| Inclination | 9.55634° |
| 33.33488° | |
| 99.40923° | |
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4318 Baťa is an outer main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2111.1800177 days (5.78 years).[3]
Discovery and name
The asteroid was discovered by famous Czech astronomer Zdeňka Vávrová on February 21, 1980. It was named in honor of Tomáš Baťa (1876-1932), a world-renowned Czech businessman founder of the Bata Shoe Organization.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ ...
- ↑ Osculating Orbital Elements
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ↑ "Citation for (4318)". Harvard. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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