(4671) Drtikol Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1988 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Named in memory of František Drtikol (1883-1961), outstanding Czech photographer well-known for his black-and-white portraits in the Art Nouveau style and fine-art nude studies using geometric patterns of shadows and light. Name suggested by M. Tichy.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Drtikol is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Drtikol is 2.25 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4671 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 AK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.18 km (#8,674 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.266 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0633 |
| Inclination | 4.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.