(15946) Satinsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 1998 by Galad, A., Pravda, A. at Modra.
Július Satinský (1941-2002) was a famous Slovak comic performer in radio, television, film and theater for more than four decades. He set up an intellectual comic duo with Milan Lasica in 1959, and their programs became very popular in the former Czechoslovakia. Satinský also wrote many stories for children.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Satinsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Satinsky is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15946 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 AP7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0952 |
| Inclination | 4.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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