(164268) Hajmasi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 November 2004 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.

József Hajmási (1910-2010) was a Hungarian physicist, teacher and amateur astronomer who founded the Terkán Lajos Public Observatory at Székesfehérvár, Hungary. He showed the beauties of the starry night to many tens of thousands of people. The name was suggested by Z. Trupka.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hajmasi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hajmasi is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number164268
Provisional designation2004 VV69
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.57
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.140
Inclination3.28°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

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