(11124) Mikulasek Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 1996 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.

The Czech astronomer Zdeněk Mikulášek (b. 1947) is director of the Nicholas Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium in Brno, working also at the Masaryk University there. His main research interests consist of the photometry and spectra of variable stars and the study of atmospheric extinction.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mikulasek is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikulasek is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11124
Provisional designation1996 TR9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.74
Orbital period3.44 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.83 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.197
Inclination4.34°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.815 au

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

Also discovered on 14 October 1996

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