(549228) Labuda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 March 2011 by K. Sárneczky S. Kürti at Piszkesteto.

Marián Labuda (1944–2018) was a Slovak actor, one of the most prominent of his generation. He had a long series of great theatre roles and regularly starred in both Slovak and Czech films. His most memorable performance was in the 1985 Czechoslovak cult comedy, Vesničko má středisková (My Sweet Little Village).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Labuda is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Labuda is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number549228
Provisional designation2011 FW4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.49
Orbital period4.98 years
Semi-major axis2.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.0256
Inclination12.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.83 au

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

Also named after someone called Marian

Also discovered on 24 March 2011

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