(5910) Zatopek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 1989 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Named in honor of the great Czechoslovak long-distance runner, Emil Zátopek (b. 1922). In a twelve-year career he set eighteen world records and won five Olympic medals: silver in 1948 and gold in 1952 at 5000 m, gold in 1948 and 1952 at 10 000 m and gold in the 1952 marathon. The name also honors his wife Dana (b. 1922), who won Olympic gold for the javelin in 1952. Name suggested by G. V. Williams, who made the identifications involving this object.Naming citation (19960828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zatopek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zatopek is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5910 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 WH4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.26 km (#12,142 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.298 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 5.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.987 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5740) Toutoumi
- (8011) Saijokeiichi
- (8087) Kazutaka
- (8273) Apatheia
- (15248) Hidekazu
- (15716) Narahara
- (26828) Narusawa
- (29167) Masataka