(541982) Grendel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 2012 by S. Kürti K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.
Lajos Grendel (1948–2018) was a contemporary Slovakian-Hungarian writer and university teacher. His novels depicted the life and problems of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Grendel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grendel is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 541982 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 FF87 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.288 |
| Inclination | 29.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.