(58440) Zdenekstuchlik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1996 by Pravec, P., Sarounova, L. at Ondrejov.
Zdeněk Stuchlík (b. 1950) is a Czech theoretical physicist and astrophysicist, fine art photographer and professor at the Silesian University in Opava. His field of research is relativistic astrophysics and cosmology, in particular with focus on compact objects like black holes and neutron stars.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zdenekstuchlik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zdenekstuchlik is 3.21 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58440 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.93 km (#9,049 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 9.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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