(143579) Derimiksa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 2003 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Miksa Déri (1854-1938) was a Hungarian electrical engineer. He was, with his partners Károly Zipernowsky and Ottó Bláthy, co-inventor of the closed iron core transformer and the ZBD model AC electrical generator. He is also noted for inventing a type of repulsion motor.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Derimiksa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Derimiksa is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 143579 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 FE7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0811 |
| Inclination | 4.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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