(242235) Marieskalova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 2003 by KLENOT at Klet.
Marie Skálová (1924–1996) was a Czech teacher and writer. Her book The Guilt of the Innocents recalls her childhood and adolescence in Mezipotočí, a small village near Kleť mountain from 1928 and 1945. She described not only ordinary life but how World War II affected relations between her family and their German neighbors.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marieskalova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marieskalova is 3.52 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 242235 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 SM129 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.07 km (#12,571 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 4.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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