4318 Baťa
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Zdeňka Vávrová |
Discovery site | Klet Observatory |
Discovery date | February 21, 1980 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 1980 DE1 |
Named after
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Tomáš Baťa |
Baťa | |
Outer Main-belt Asteroid | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
Aphelion | 3.5646551 AU |
Perihelion | 2.8767591 AU |
3.2207071 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1067927 |
5.78 a | |
349.12324° | |
Inclination | 9.55634° |
33.33488° | |
99.40923° | |
4318 Baťa is an outer main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2111.1800177 days (5.78 years).[3]
Discovery and name
The asteroid was discovered by famous Czech astronomer Zdeňka Vávrová on February 21, 1980. It was named in honor of Tomáš Baťa (1876-1932), a world-renowned Czech businessman founder of the Bata Shoe Organization.[4]
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