(40106) Erben Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 1998 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Karel Jaromír Erben (1811–1870) was a collector of folk songs, rhymes and fairy tales. In 1864 he published the collection Prostonárodní české písně a říkadla (Folk Czech Songs and Rhymes), containing over 2200 songs and texts from Bohemia. He is well known for his poem collection Kytice z pověstí národních (Bouquet).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erben is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erben is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 40106 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QW5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 7.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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