MPC designation 4176 Observation arc 22917 days (62.74 yr) Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 24 February 1987 Alternative names 1987 DS Discovered 24 February 1987 Discoverer Antonín Mrkos | |
Aphelion 3.5433415 AU (530.07634 Gm) Similar Asteroid belt, Solar System, Sun, 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková, Jupiter trojan | ||
4176 Sudek (1987 DS) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 24, 1987 by Antonín Mrkos at Klet. It is named after the Czech photographer Josef Sudek (1896-1976).
On 21 January 2014 asteroid Sudek, at magnitude 15.5, occulted the star 2UCAC 39655315, at magnitude 11.8. This event was visible over parts of Japan and China.
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