(40444) Palacky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1999 by Pravec, P., Wolf, M. at Ondrejov.
František Palacký (1798-1876), Czech historian and politician, contributed greatly to the restoration of the Czech national consciousness with his fundamental History of the Czech Nation.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Palacky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palacky is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 40444 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RV35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0434 |
| Inclination | 1.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.