(7118) Kuklov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1988 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Kuklov is a small village in southern Bohemia northwest of Klet Mountain. There are impressive remnants of a Gothic church and monastery from the first half of the sixteenth century and the remnants of the castle from the fourteenth century. The name was suggested by J. Ticha.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kuklov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuklov is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7118 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VD5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.2 km (#4,996 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.186 |
| Rotation period | 21.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 November 1988
- (3993) Sorm
- (5175) Ables
- (5731) Zeus
- (5869) Tanith
- (6550) Parler
- (6774) Vladheinrich
- (7644) Cslewis
- (9027) Graps
- (27711) Kirschvink
More named asteroids discovered by A. Mrkos
- (2199) Klet
- (2304) Slavia
- (2325) Chernykh
- (2367) Praha
- (2403) Sumava
- (2404) Antarctica
- (2552) Remek
- (2559) Svoboda
- (2747) Cesky Krumlov
- (2811) Stremchovi
- (2889) Brno
- (2936) Nechvile
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