(84996) Hortobagy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 December 2003 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Hortobágy, an 800-square-km national park in eastern Hungary, is Hungary's largest protected area and the largest natural grassland in Europe. The area was designated a national park in 1973, and it was listed among the World Heritage sites in 1999. A Starry Sky Park is being set up in the area.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hortobagy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hortobagy is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84996 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 YW110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 9.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.