(231368) Hunfalvy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 April 2006 by K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.
János Hunfalvy (1820–1888) was a geographer, university professor, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and founder of Hungarian scientific geography. He was one of the founding members of the Hungarian Geographical Society (1872) and was its president until his death.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hunfalvy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hunfalvy is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 231368 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 HF18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0491 |
| Inclination | 4.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.