(4853) Marielukac Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 June 1979 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.
A staff member of the U.S. Nautical Office since 1971, Marie R. Lukac (b. 1947) has played a major role in the continuing integrity of the data in The Astronomical Almanac (notably the list of observatories), The Air Almanac and The Nautical Almanac. This minor planet is named on the occasion of her retirement.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marielukac is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marielukac is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4853 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 ML |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.24 km (#8,593 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.414 |
| Rotation period | 7.95 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.254 |
| Inclination | 8.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.888 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.