(207481) Kekes Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 April 2006 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.

Kékes is the highest mountain peak in Hungary. It is located in the North Hungarian Mountains, in the Mátra, at an altitude of 1015 meters.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kekes is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKekesKekes

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kekes is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number207481
Provisional designation2006 HC31
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.4
Orbital period3.31 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.39 au
Eccentricity0.0777
Inclination0.384°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

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