(157020) Fertoszentmiklos Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 2003 by Sarneczky, K., Sipocz, B. at Piszkesteto.

Fertőszentmiklós is a small city in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary, and the birthplace of the second discoverer. It is located on the Small Plain and it is part of the Transdanubian region, close to the Hungarian-Austrian border.Naming citation (20121228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fertoszentmiklos is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fertoszentmiklos is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number157020
Provisional designation2003 QV68
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.16
Orbital period5.63 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.96 – 3.36 au
Eccentricity0.0631
Inclination10.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.95 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 26 August 2003

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