1861 Komenský & Jan Amos Komenský, Kunvald, Czech Republic - Extraterrestrial Locations on Waymarking.com

1861 Komenský

provisional designation 1970 WB, is an asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, estimated to measure approximately 15 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 November 1970, by Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany. The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.8–3.2 AU once every 5 years and 3 months (1,917 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.06 and an inclination of 10° with respect to the ecliptic. Komenský's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation, as no precoveries and no previous identifications were made. According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Komenský measures 14.8 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.158. Based on an absolute magnitude of 11.7, and assuming an albedo in the range of 0.05 to 0.25, the asteroid has a generic mean diameter of 12 to 28 kilometers. As of 2016, Komenský's composition, rotation period and shape remain unknown.
It was named in honor of Czech educational reformer and theologist, John Amos Comenius (1592–1670), known as Jan Amos Komenský in the original Czech language. He is considered the father of modern education and spend most of his life in exile. Naming citation was published before November 1977 (M.P.C. 3757).

John Amos Comenius - statue

In Kunvald the Unity of the Brethen, a Protestant movement in Bohemia, was founded. Comenius was the last bishop of the Brethren. In the original congregation building is now a museum for the of Unity of the Brethen and John Amos Comenius. The sandstone statue was sculptured by O. Fiedler and J. Svoboda after a model by J. Strachovsky in 1910. Comenius is depicted here in a bishop§s robe with in his left hand a book titled Didactica.

Jan Amos Komenský/Comenius (28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) served as the last bishop of Unity of the Brethren and became a religious refugee and one of the earliest champions of universal education, a concept eventually set forth in his book Didactica Magna. He is considered the father of modern education. Komenský was the innovator who first introduced pictorial textbooks, written in native language instead of Latin, applied effective teaching based on the natural gradual growth from simple to more comprehensive concepts, supported lifelong learning and development of logical thinking by moving from dull memorization, presented and supported the idea of equal opportunity for impoverished children, opened doors to education for women, made instruction universal and practical. He lived and worked in many different countries in Europe, including Sweden, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Transylvania, the Holy Roman Empire, England, the Netherlands and Royal Hungary.

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