(5268) Cernohorsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.
Czech physicist Martin Černohorský (b. 1923) read the basic course of physics to several generation of students of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University and served as the first rector of the Silesian University in Opava. He insists on a high standard of education and ethics in society.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cernohorsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cernohorsky is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5268 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 US1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.79 km (#5,931 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.144 |
| Rotation period | 15.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.258 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.999 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 October 1971
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- (1841) Masaryk
- (1865) Cerberus
- (1894) Haffner
- (1895) Larink
- (1896) Beer
- (1897) Hind
- (1898) Cowell
- (1899) Crommelin
- (1932) Jansky
- (1995) Hajek
- (2047) Smetana