(191857) Illeserzsebet Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 November 2004 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.

Erzsébet Illés (b. 1936) is a Hungarian astronomer and planetary scientist. She has conducted pioneering research in comparative planetology and in understanding the processes in the upper atmosphere. She is one of the winners of the 2011 annual science communication award of the Club of Hungarian Science Journalists.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #16, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Illeserzsebet is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Illeserzsebet is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number191857
Provisional designation2004 VA70
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.05
Orbital period4.87 years
Semi-major axis2.87 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.57 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.106
Inclination4.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.58 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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