(29419) Mladkova Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 January 1997 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.

Meda Mládková (b. 1919) is a Czech art historian and benefactor. A former dancer, she went to Geneva University where she graduated in economics. She stayed in exile, actively supporting Czech refugees and artists. Later she established the Museum Kampa in Prague and a Foundation supporting Czech culture.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-09-28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mladkova is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mladkova is 3.27 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29419
Provisional designation1997 AD18
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.98 km (#7,672 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.100
Absolute magnitude (H)14.24
Orbital period6.07 years
Semi-major axis3.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.00 – 3.65 au
Eccentricity0.0979
Inclination2.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.00 au

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

Also discovered on 13 January 1997

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