(376574) Michalkusiak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 2007 by R. Ferrando at Pla D'Arguines.
Michal Kusiak (b. 1986) is an extraordinary popularizer of astronomy in Poland. He discovered more than 150 comets on images taken by the SOHO spacecraft, as well as a number of minor planets. Name proposed by R. Reszelewski.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michalkusiak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michalkusiak is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 376574 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 PA16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 8.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.901 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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