(39892) Evaseidlova Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 March 1998 by Galad, A., Pravda, A. at Modra.

Eva Seidlová (b. 1948) is a Slovak marathon runner. She has already completed more than 500 marathons, even though she only started running at 35 and ran her first marathon two years later.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Evaseidlova is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Evaseidlova is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number39892
Provisional designation1998 FQ5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.38 km (#14,284 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.181
Absolute magnitude (H)15.27
Orbital period3.81 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.212
Inclination11.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.933 au

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

Also named after someone called Eva

Also discovered on 23 March 1998

More named asteroids discovered by Galad, A., Pravda, A.