(134130) Apaczai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2005 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
János Apáczai Csere (1625-1659) was a Hungarian polyglot and mathematician, famous for his work The Hungarian Encyclopedia, the first textbook to be written in Hungarian. Due to this encyclopedia, Apáczai is considered a national cultural hero.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Apaczai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Apaczai is 3.23 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134130 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AP11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 14.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.