(553438) Bercziszaniszlo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 August 2011 by A. Pál K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.

Szaniszló Bérczi (b. 1950) is a Hungarian planetary scientist and professor of Space and Planetary Sciences at Eötvös Loránd University specializing in geomorphology and planetary geology. He established the first educational system in the field of Planetary Sciences in Hungary using the NASA Lunar Rock Collection.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #6, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bercziszaniszlo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bercziszaniszlo is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number553438
Provisional designation2011 QA7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.93
Orbital period5.34 years
Semi-major axis3.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.65 – 3.45 au
Eccentricity0.131
Inclination5.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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