(267585) Popluhar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Ján Popluhár (1935-2011) was a Slovak football player. A member of the Czechoslovakia team at the 1962 World Cup, he played in the final against Brazil. The world-class defender was awarded the World Fair Play award in 1997 and elected as the best Slovak football player of the 20th century. Name suggested by S. Kürti.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Popluhar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Popluhar is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 267585 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 QA130 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 3.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.855 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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