(545167) Bonfini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 2011 by S. Kürti K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.
Italian humanist Antonio Bonfini (1427–1502) was the court historian for Matthias Corvinus, the king of Hungary. Matthias commissioned him to write Hungary's history from the time of the Huns. With this great work, and his other writings and translations, Bonfini exerted a powerful influence on Hungarian historiography.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bonfini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bonfini is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 545167 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 BF42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0240 |
| Inclination | 9.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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