(314163) Kittenberger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2005 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Kálmán Kittenberger (1881–1958) was a Hungarian traveler, African researcher, zoologist, teacher, hunter and writer on natural history. He made six trips to Africa, and collected 60,000 items for the biological collections of the Hungarian National Museum, including 300 new animal species.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kittenberger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kittenberger is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 314163 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 2.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.971 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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