(3827) Zdenekhorsky Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 November 1986 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Named in memory of Zdeněk Horský (1929-1988), outstanding Czech historian of medieval and renaissance astronomy and authority on Kepler. Horský also studied megalithic localities in Bohemia, explained the cosmological architectural symbolism of the gothic Charles Bridge and the New Town of Prague and dated the origin of the famous astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall in Prague. Name suggested by J. Ticha, M. Tichy and Z. Moravec.Naming citation (19960828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zdenekhorsky is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zdenekhorsky is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	3827
Provisional designation	1986 VU
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	11.8 km (#4,174 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.104
Spectral type	C
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.18
Orbital period	4.54 years
Semi-major axis	2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.39 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity	0.128
Inclination	4.09°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.39 au

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

Also discovered on 3 November 1986

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