(151659) Egerszegi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 December 2002 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Krisztina Egerszegi (b. 1974) is a Hungarian swimmer and the only woman to win five gold Olympic medals in individual swimming events. She won World Championships two times and European Championships nine times, and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Egerszegi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Egerszegi is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 151659 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 YF3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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