(554959) Lasica Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 2010 by K. Sárneczky S. Kürti at Piszkesteto.
Milan Lasica (1940–2021) was a Slovak comedian, playwright, actor and director. He was one of the most prominent personalities of cultural and public life over decades. As a comedy duo with Július Satinský, they took banal situations of everyday life and twisted them into absurd stories that entertained several generation of fans.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lasica is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lasica is 1.76 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 554959 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 HW82 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.318 |
| Inclination | 6.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.753 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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