Discovered by L. Kohoutek MPC designation 1842 Hynek Discovered 14 January 1972 | Discovery date 14 January 1972 Minor planet category main-belt · Flora Orbits Sun | |
Named after Hynek Kohoutek(father of discoverer) Alternative names 1972 AA · 1928 DE1929 SO · 1952 DN21953 UV · 1962 EA1963 SS · 1964 YF1966 HE · 1969 EG12004 TE363 Similar Sun, Comet Kohoutek, 1865 Cerberus, 8 Flora | ||
1842 Hynek, provisional designation 1972 AA, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburger Bergedorf Observatory, Germany on 14 January 1972.
The asteroid is a member of the Flora family. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 5 months (1,246 days). The S-type asteroid has an albedo of about 0.20–0.30 and rotates every 7000394000000000000♠3.94±0.02 hours around its axis.
It was named after the first name of the discoverer's father, Hynek Kohoutek, on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
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