1931 Čapek

1931 Čapek
Discovery [1]
Discovered by L. Kohoutek
Discovery site Bergedorf Obs.
Discovery date 22 August 1969
Designations
MPC designation 1931 Čapek
Named after
 Karel Čapek[2]
1969 QB · 1957 TK
1969 PB
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 46.57 yr (17010 days)
Aphelion 3.2341 AU (483.81 Gm)
Perihelion 1.8517 AU (277.01 Gm)
2.5429 AU (380.41 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.27182
4.06 yr (1481.2 d)
152.76°
0° 14m 34.98s / day
Inclination 8.2536°
182.46°
164.08°
Earth MOID 0.844857 AU (126.3888 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.20174 AU (329.376 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.378
Physical characteristics
tholen = C[1]
13.0[1]

    1931 Čapek, provisional designation 1969 QB, is a main belt asteroid, discovered on 22 August 1969, by Luboš Kohoutek at Bergedorf Observatory in Germany. The dark carbonaceous C-type asteroid has an eccentricity of 0.27 and an orbital period of 1,476 days or 4.05 years.[1]

    This asteroid is named in memory of Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech dramatist and novelist, best known for his allegorical plays R.U.R. and Krakatit, in which he anticipated both, the destructive potential of nuclear physics and their moral implications.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1931 Capek (1969 QB)" (2015-03-24 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1931) Čapek. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 155. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

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