(270472) Csorgei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 2004 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Tibor Csörgei (b. 1972) is a Slovak amateur astronomer and a keen observer of meteors, comets and asteroids. As chairman of the UMa Astronomical Association, he contributed significantly to the construction of the Amateur Observatory, first of its kind in Southern Slovakia. Name was suggested by S. Kürti.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Csorgei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Csorgei is 2.64 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 270472 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CS316 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.88 km (#15,489 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0973 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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