(13916) Bernolak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 1982 by M. Antal at Piszkesteto.
Anton Bernolák (1762-1813) was a Catholic priest who codified the first form of the Slovak language, later called bernolákovčina (Bernolak's language, 1787). The language was based on dialects used in western Slovakia. Bernolák was an important linguist and founder of the Slovenské učené tovarišstvo (Slovak Learned Society).Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bernolak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernolak is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13916 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 QA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.31 km (#14,449 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.405 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 5.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.828 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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