(5712) Funke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1979 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Jaromír Funke (1896-1945) was a Czech photographer, known for his images of architecture and landscape issuing from functionalism. The name was suggested by M. Tichy.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Funke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Funke is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5712 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.20 km (#7,416 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.283 |
| Rotation period | 3.95 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 8.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Jaromir
All asteroids named after someone called Jaromir
Also discovered on 25 September 1979
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- (2199) Klet
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- (2367) Praha
- (2403) Sumava
- (2404) Antarctica
- (2552) Remek
- (2559) Svoboda
- (2747) Cesky Krumlov
- (2811) Stremchovi
- (2889) Brno
- (2936) Nechvile
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