(192155) Hargittai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 2006 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Magdolna and István Hargittai are Hungarian chemists and full members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Their main field of research is structural chemistry, having published over 20 books on this topic. They are both winners of the 2011 annual science communication award of the Club of Hungarian Science Journalists.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hargittai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hargittai is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 192155 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 HZ17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0302 |
| Inclination | 1.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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