(322912) Jedlik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 January 2002 by Sarneczky, K., Heiner, Z. at Piszkesteto.
Ányos Jedlik (1800-1895) was a Hungarian inventor, engineer, physicist and Benedictine priest. He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is considered the unsung father of the dynamo and electric motor. This minor planet was discovered on the 202nd anniversary of his birth.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jedlik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jedlik is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 322912 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AS204 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 3.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.918 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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