(10174) Emicka Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 May 1995 by Z. Moravec at Klet.

Ema Moravcová (b. 1999) is the discoverer's daughter.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Emicka is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsEmickaEmicka

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emicka is 2.14 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10174
Provisional designation1995 JD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.45 km (#11,733 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.224
Absolute magnitude (H)14.24
Orbital period4.55 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.236
Inclination4.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

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

Also named after someone called Ema

Also discovered on 2 May 1995

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