(84921) Morkolab Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 2003 by Sarneczky, K., Sipocz, B. at Piszkesteto.
Morkoláb (or Markolaáb) is a Hungarian mythical animal that eats the sun or moon during a total eclipse. The name was inspired by the fact that this object was discovered during a total lunar eclipse.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Morkolab is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morkolab is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84921 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 VN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.94 km (#12,905 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.137 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.271 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.883 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.