(223360) Svankmajer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 2003 by KLENOT at Klet.
Jan Švankmajer (b. 1934) is a Czech graphic artist and film-maker, well-known for his surreal, nightmarish as well as somewhat funny pictures, creations and animations. Among his best known movies are Alice, Faust and Conspirators of Pleasure, as well as his animations and gadgets of comedy Dinner for Adele.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Svankmajer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Svankmajer is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 223360 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 SV4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.45 km (#14,096 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.162 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0981 |
| Inclination | 8.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.