(8336) Safarik Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 September 1984 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Named in memory of Vojtěch Šafařík (1829-1902), known for his work in inorganic chemistry, Czech chemical nomenclature and textbooks, as well as for his observations of variable stars. He obtained about 20 000 observations of variable stars. This minor planet also honors the memory of his wife and co-worker Paulína Šafaříková (1836-1920), who was interested in the history and popularization of astronomy. Name suggested by J. Ticha and M. Tichy.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Safarik is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Safarik is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	8336
Provisional designation	1984 SK1
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	11.1 km (#4,529 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0910
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.67
Orbital period	5.38 years
Semi-major axis	3.07 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.14 – 4.00 au
Eccentricity	0.303
Inclination	6.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.13 au

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

Also discovered on 27 September 1984

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