(111468) Alba Regia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 December 2001 by Sarneczky, K., Furesz, G. at Piszkesteto.
Alba Regia was the Roman name of the Hungarian town Székesfehérvár, the birthplace of the second discoverer. Inhabited since the fifth century B.C., in the Middle Ages the city was a royal residence and the most important city in Hungary. Nowadays it is an industrial and cultural center with a population of around 110 000.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alba Regia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alba Regia is 3.14 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 111468 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 YD5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 8.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.