(199688) Kisspeter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 2006 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Péter Kiss (1986–2013) was a Hungarian mountaineer, who scaled all 82 four-thousanders in the Alps. He twice won the “Hiker of the Year” award. After successfully scaling Kanchenjunga (8586 m) on 2013 May 20, he disappeared during his descent.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kisspeter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kisspeter is 3.40 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 199688 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 HK18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Peter
- (2382) Nonie
- (4314) Dervan
- (4507) Petercollins
- (5153) Gierasch
- (7527) Marples
- (7925) Shelus
- (8086) Peterthomas
- (8160) Petererwin
- (8280) Petergruber
- (8395) Rembaut
- (9207) Petersmith
- (9269) Peterolufemi
All asteroids named after someone called Peter