5719 Križík
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5719 Křižík is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1205.8547867 days (3.30 years). The asteroid is named in honor of Czech electrical engineer and inventor František Křižík
, who contributed significantly to the electrification of Bohemia.
The asteroid was discovered on September 7, 1983.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
with an orbital period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1205.8547867 days (3.30 years). The asteroid is named in honor of Czech electrical engineer and inventor František Křižík
František Križík
František Křižík was a Czech inventor, electrical engineer and entrepreneur. The main belt asteroid 5719 Křižík was named in his honor....
, who contributed significantly to the electrification of Bohemia.
The asteroid was discovered on September 7, 1983.