(160001) Bakonybel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2006 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
The ancient village of Bakonybél (founded in 1018) is located in the heart of the High Bakony Landscape Protection Area. Because of its excellent dark night sky, the astronomical visitor center Pannon Csillagda and a Starry Sky Park is being set up in the area.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bakonybel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bakonybel is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 160001 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 GU31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.08 km (#10,460 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 20.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.