(591964) Jakucs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 2010 by Z. Kuli K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.
László Jakucs (1926–2001) was a Hungarian geologist and speleologist, who discovered the Béke Cave in the Aggtelek Karst. Jakucs organized, and led for 28 years, the Department of Natural Geography at the Szeged University. He was a very active science communicator, making a number of educational nature films.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jakucs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jakucs is 3.25 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 591964 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 JA49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.59 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.