(90926) Stahalik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1997 by M. Tichy at Klet.
Martin Stáhalík (1962-2001), Czech aerobatic pilot, won medals at the World Championships in all three categories of aerobatics--gliders (1996), advanced and unlimited (both 1995).Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stahalik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stahalik is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90926 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.14 km (#16,862 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 5.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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