(612477) Csorgeierika Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Erika Csörgei (b. 1971) is the wife of Tibor Csörgei, a Slovak amateur astronomer who found and measured the early positions of this object.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Csorgeierika is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Csorgeierika is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 612477 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 ST73 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 1.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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