(233583) Karafiath Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 September 2007 by K. Sárneczky L. Kiss at Siding Spring.

Orsolya Karafiáth (b. 1976) is a Hungarian writer, poet, translator, and journalist. As a journalist, her articles and anthologies have appeared in numerous print and online publications. Orsolya has received several awards and to date has published a total of eleven books.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #9, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Karafiath is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karafiath is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number233583
Provisional designation2007 RR
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.59
Orbital period3.82 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.116
Inclination3.73°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 1 September 2007

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