(603021) Galyateto Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 December 2011 by A. Szing K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.

Galyatető is a well-known resort village in the Mátra Mountain, near the Piszkéstető Observatory. The third highest peak in Hungary, the 964-meter-high Galya-tető is located in the northern part of the village.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Galyateto is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galyateto is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number603021
Provisional designation2014 WT17
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.66
Orbital period3.33 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 2.35 au
Eccentricity0.0521
Inclination7.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

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

Also discovered on 31 December 2011

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