(5363) Kupka Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 October 1979 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Kupka is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kupka is 1.86 au from the Sun and 0.932 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5363
Provisional designation1979 UQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period8.76 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.47
Orbital period3.36 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.175
Inclination2.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.852 au

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

Also discovered on 19 October 1979

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