(549185) Herczeg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 2011 by J. Kelemen K. Sárneczky at PiszkéstetÅ.
Tibor Herczeg (1926–2014) was a Hungarian astronomer and a mathematics and physics teacher. From 1949 to 1956 he was an assistant astronomer at the Konkoly Observatory. The main areas of his research were stellar evolution and the observation of variable stars.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #12, 34), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herczeg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herczeg is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 549185 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 EG44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 29.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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