18460 Pecková
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18460 Pecková is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1486.7112790 days (4.07 years).
The asteroid was discovered on August 5, 1995 and is named after Czech mezzo-soprano
Dagmar Pecková
.
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 1486.7112790 days (4.07 years).
The asteroid was discovered on August 5, 1995 and is named after Czech mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above...
Dagmar Pecková
Dagmar Pecková
Dagmar Pecková is a Czech operatic mezzo-soprano.Born in the Medlešice district of Chrudim, Pecková studied singing at the Prague Conservatory. She then became part of the young artist's program at the Semperoper in Dresden in 1985. After two years in the program she was made a principal artist...
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