1834 Palach

1834 Palach
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. Kohoutek
Discovery siteBergedorf Obs.
Discovery date22 August 1969
Designations
(1834) Palach
Named after
Jan Palach (Czech student)[2]
1969 QP
main-belt ·  · (outer)
Eos[3][4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc47.26 yr (17,260 days)
Aphelion3.2373 AU
Perihelion2.8142 AU
3.0258 AU
Eccentricity0.0699
5.26 yr (1,922 days)
102.36°
0° 11m 14.28s / day
Inclination9.4352°
268.16°
358.39°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions17.156±0.414[5]
18.059±0.264 km[6]
19.52 km (calculated)[3]
20.23±0.87 km[7]
3.1358±0.0009 h[8]
3.139±0.001 h[9]
0.109±0.010[7]
0.1364±0.0190[6]
0.14 (assumed)[3]
0.151±0.020[5]
S (assumed)[3]
11.3[1][3] · 11.50[6][7] · 11.54±0.20[10]

1834 Palach, provisional designation 1969 QP, is a stony Eoan asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 19 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 August 1969 by Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany, and named after Czech student Jan Palach.[2][11]

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