(48171) Juza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 2001 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P. at Ondrejov.
Karel Juza (1952-1994) was a Czech stellar astronomer who worked at the observatories in Valašské Meziříčí, Tatranská Lomnica, Skalnaté Pleso and Ondřejov. His studies concentrated on the eclipsing binary AR Aur and Be-stars. He died prematurely, just before finishing his Ph.D. thesis.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juza is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48171 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HZ15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0517 |
| Inclination | 1.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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