(219008) Igazantal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 December 2008 by K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.
Antal Igaz (b. 1970) is a Hungarian amateur astronomer and the founder of the first meteor camera network in Hungary. He is one of the designers and builders of the Konkoly Observatory's meteor camera network, and the finder of a piece of the Ribbeck meteorite, the remnant of the impactor 2024 BX1.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Igazantal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Igazantal is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 219008 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 YY8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.