(274302) Abahazi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2008 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Hungarian engineer Richard Abaházi (1907-1977) worked at Konkoly Observatory between 1935 and 1940. He made regular observations of occultations, and photographed comets and asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abahazi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abahazi is 3.33 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 274302 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QD25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0876 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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