(1840) Hus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.
Where Hus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hus is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1840 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 UY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.4 km (#3,912 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Rotation period | 4.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0147 |
| Inclination | 2.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 October 1971
- (1841) Masaryk
- (1865) Cerberus
- (1894) Haffner
- (1895) Larink
- (1896) Beer
- (1897) Hind
- (1898) Cowell
- (1899) Crommelin
- (1932) Jansky
- (1995) Hajek
- (2047) Smetana
- (2281) Biela
More named asteroids discovered by L. Kohoutek
- (1834) Palach
- (1841) Masaryk
- (1842) Hynek
- (1843) Jarmila
- (1861) Komensky
- (1865) Cerberus
- (1875) Neruda
- (1894) Haffner
- (1895) Larink
- (1896) Beer
- (1897) Hind
- (1898) Cowell
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