(44000) Lucka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1997 by Z. Moravec at Klet.
Lucie Glöcknerová (b. 2012) is the discoverer's younger daughter.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #6, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lucka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucka is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 44000 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 RB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.67 km (#6,911 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0990 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0425 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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