(11448) Miahajdukova Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.

Mária (Mia) Hajduková, Jr. (b. 1967) is a research scientist at the Slovak Academy of Science investigating meteoroid orbits, particularly the critical analysis of observational errors leading to apparently hyperbolic orbits.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Miahajdukova is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miahajdukova is 1.83 au from the Sun and 0.847 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11448
Provisional designation1979 MB6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.44
Orbital period3.33 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.80 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.195
Inclination3.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.794 au

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

Also discovered on 25 June 1979

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