(137066) Gellert-hegy Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 November 1998 by Sarneczky, K., Kiss, L. at Piszkesteto.
Gellért-hegy is a 235-meter high hill on the shore of the Danube in Budapest. The Urania observatory existed for a short period on top of the hill. The inauguration ceremony took place in 1815, however the building was destroyed in the Battle of Buda during the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution. Name suggested by A. Mizser.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-12-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gellert-hegy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gellert-hegy is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 137066 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WR8 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.58 |
| Orbital period | 2.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0887 |
| Inclination | 20.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.790 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.