(151242) Hajos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 January 2002 by Sarneczky, K., Heiner, Z. at Piszkesteto.
Hungarian swimmer and architect Alfréd Hajós (1878-1955) was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary. In the 1896 Games he won the 100-meter and 1200-meter freestyle. The best known sports facility named for him is the swimming stadium on Margitsziget in Budapest.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hajos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hajos is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 151242 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AH11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.53 km (#13,868 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 6.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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