(42849) Podjavorinska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1999 by Galad, A., Koleny, P. at Modra.
Ľudmila Podjavorinská (Riznerová, 1872-1951), a writer of both prose and poetry, was the first Slovak poet to publish her poems in a book. The most famous of her writings were for children. In 1947 she received a National artist award for her contributions to Slovak literature.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Podjavorinska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Podjavorinska is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42849 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RK44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.04 km (#10,526 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Rotation period | 6.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 5.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.