(8217) Dominikhasek Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 April 1995 by Pravec, P., Sarounova, L. at Ondrejov.

Named in honor of Dominik Hašek (b. 1965), goalkeeper, and the Czech Olympic hockey team, winners of the gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano. Although the success was basically due to teamwork, Hašek's contribution was the most significant. This great win in “the hockey tournament of the century” was widely appreciated by the Czech people and recognized as one of the greatest achievements in the history of Czech sport.Naming citation (19980411/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Dominikhasek is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dominikhasek is 1.85 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	8217
Provisional designation	1995 HC
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Rotation period	6.91 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.02
Orbital period	3.37 years
Semi-major axis	2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.85 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity	0.176
Inclination	2.37°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.840 au

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

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