Kuklov village & 7118 Kuklov Asteroid - Kuklov, Czech Republic
Posted by: ToRo61
N 48° 55.971 E 014° 10.992
33U E 440177 N 5420312
Kuklov is a small village and municipality in Ceský Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region.
Waymark Code: WMR4G2
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/12/2016
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About a thousand asteroids were discovered by astronomers from Klet Observatory (
visit link) . The most of this asteroids was named after famous locations of Czech Republic or famous Czech natives. In addition to these well-known names/persons, some asteroids are named after the names of the villages in the vicinity of the Klet Observatory.
7118 Kuklov Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
Discovered by: A. Mrkos
Date of discovery: 4. 11. 1988
Place of discovery: Klet Observatory