8217 Dominikhašek
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Petr Pravec and Lenka Šarounová |
| Discovery date | April 21, 1995. |
| Designations | |
Named after | Dominik Hašek |
| 1995 HC; 1996 RH5 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch April 10, 2007 (JD 2454200.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.643 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.857 AU |
| 2.2499 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17 |
| 1232.676 d (3.37 a) | |
| 81.416° | |
| Inclination | 2.366° |
| 179.772° | |
| 134.569° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 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.
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
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