1849 Kresák
Shape model of Kresák from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 14 January 1942 |
| Designations | |
| (1849) Kresák | |
Named after | Ľubor Kresák (Slovak astronomer) |
| 1942 AB · 1948 EO 1951 WC2 | |
| main-belt · (outer) Eos | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 75.29 yr (27,500 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1076 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.0009 AU |
| 3.0542 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0175 |
| 5.34 yr (1,950 days) | |
| 353.13° | |
| 0° 11m 4.92s / day | |
| Inclination | 10.765° |
| 50.363° | |
| 143.25° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 21.776±2.427 km 26.14 km (calculated) |
| 19.1008±0.0153 h | |
| 0.057 (assumed) 0.114±0.032 | |
| C (assumed) | |
| 11.191±0.002 (R) · 11.28 · 11.5 · 11.61±0.32 · 11.64 | |
1849 Kresák (prov. designation: 1942 AB) is a carbonaceous Eos asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in the middle of World War II on 14 January 1942. The asteroid was later named after Slovak astronomer Ľubor Kresák.