(545060) Drapaljanos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 February 2011 by Z. Kuli K. Sárneczky at Piszkés-tetÅ.
János Drapál (1948–1985) was a Hungarian motorcycle road racer who was a nine-time national champion. He won four Grand Prix races. His best year was 1971, when he won the Yugoslavian Grand Prix and finished the year in seventh place in the 350cc world championship.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Drapaljanos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Drapaljanos is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 545060 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 YN17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00450 |
| Inclination | 6.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.