(6441) Milenajesenska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1988 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Named in memory of Milena Jesenská (1896-1944), outstanding Czech journalist and mediator between the Czech and German cultures in Bohemia. She was detained for her political involvement and resistance in the concentration camp at Ravensbrück, where she died. She is widely known for her correspondence with Prague writer Franz Kafka (Briefe an Milena). Name suggested by J. Ticha.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Milenajesenska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Milenajesenska is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6441 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.83 km (#10,950 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 2.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.889 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.