(152454) Darnyi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 2005 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Tamás Darnyi (b. 1967) is a Hungarian swimmer who won four gold medals at two Olympic Games (1988 and 1992) and who was unbeaten in the individual medley events from 1985 until his retirement in 1993. He was the first swimmer ever to swim the 200 m medley (long course) in under two minutes.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Darnyi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Darnyi is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 152454 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 VS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0430 |
| Inclination | 6.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Tamas
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