(541184) Babjak Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 January 2011 by K. Sárneczky S. Kürti at Piszkés-tető.

Babjak represents the name of a famous Slovak family of opera singers. The couple, opera singers Terézia and Štefan Babjak, and four of their five children, opera singers Martin, Ján, Štefan and Terézia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Babjak is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Babjak is 2.00 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number541184
Provisional designation2011 BN44
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.48
Orbital period3.16 years
Semi-major axis2.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.32 au
Eccentricity0.0758
Inclination3.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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