Jan Hus & 1840 Hus Asteroid (Prague, Czech Republic)
N 50° 05.262 E 014° 25.268
33U E 458589 N 5548542
Asteroid 1840 bears name of the Czech church reformer Jan Hus. The given coordinates mark the Jan Hus memorial at Old Town Square in Prague historic centre.
Waymark Code: WMHXAD
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/23/2013
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Asteroid 1840 bears name of the Czech church reformer Jan Hus. The given coordinates mark the Jan Hus memorial at Old Town Square in Prague historic centre.
The monument to one of the most influential figures in Czech history; Catholic priest, philosopher and church reformer Jan Hus, who was burned alive in 1415 after being denounced as a heretic you can find in the heart of Prague Old Town - Old Town Square (Staromestské námestí). Ideas of Jan Hus are considered as one of the cornerstones of the Reformation...
The Jan Hus Memorial stands at one end of Old Town Square in Prague. The huge monument depicts victorious Hussite warriors and Protestants who were forced into exile 200 years after Hus and a young mother which symbolizes national rebirth. It was unveiled in 1915 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Jan Hus’ martyrdom. The memorial was designed by Ladislav Šaloun and paid for solely by public donations. Born in 1370, Hus became an influential religious thinker, philosopher, and reformer in Prague. Hus believed that Catholic mass should be given in the vernacular, or local language, rather than in Latin as well as many teachings of John Wycliffe. This did not go over well with the Vatican in Rome and Huss was ultimately condemned by the Council of Constance and burned at the stake in 1415.
1840 Hus (1971 UY) is a main belt asteroid discovered in 1971 by the Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek.