(565780) Kopaszimre Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 October 2011 by T. Szalai K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.

Imre Kopasz (1938–2017) was a teacher of physics and mathematics. He was a primary-school principal in Pirtó, a small village in Hungary, where he lived with his family. His younger daughter, Katalin, is the wife of the second discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kopaszimre is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kopaszimre is 3.31 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number565780
Provisional designation2017 FQ122
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.0
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 3.36 au
Eccentricity0.284
Inclination11.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.928 au

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

Also named after someone called Imre

Also discovered on 4 October 2011

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