(277106) Forgo Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2005 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Forgó László (1907-1985) was a Hungarian mechanical engineer, inventor, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and co-inventor of the Heller-Forgó cooling system for power stations. He dealt with thermo-technology machines and devices, district heating as well as energy rationalisation.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Forgo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Forgo is 3.48 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 277106 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GY |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 3.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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