(6263) Druckmuller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 1980 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.
Miloslav Druckmüller (b. 1954) is a Czech mathematician, astronomy popularizer and photographer, who developed an innovative method to visualize the solar corona during total eclipses of the Sun. He has stretched the limits of scientific astrophotography, leading to a variety of discoveries.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Druckmuller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Druckmuller is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6263 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 PX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Inclination | 2.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.656 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Miloslav
All asteroids named after someone called Miloslav
Also discovered on 6 August 1980
- (2522) Triglav
- (2523) Ryba
- (2544) Gubarev
- (2570) Porphyro
- (3908) Nyx
- (4170) Semmelweis
- (7860) Zahnle
- (8066) Poldimeri
- (8617) Fellous
- (8991) Solidarity
- (11005) Waldtrudering
More named asteroids discovered by Z. Vavrova
- (2315) Czechoslovakia
- (2321) Luznice
- (2365) Interkosmos
- (2390) Nezarka
- (2442) Corbett
- (2474) Ruby
- (2522) Triglav
- (2523) Ryba
- (2524) Budovicium
- (2544) Gubarev
- (2568) Maksutov
- (2581) Radegast
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