(14181) Koromhazi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 November 1998 by Sarneczky, K., Kiss, L. at Piszkesteto.

Beáta Koromházi is the mother of the first discoverer.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Koromhazi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koromhazi is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number14181
Provisional designation1998 WX6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.2 km (#4,479 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0510
Absolute magnitude (H)13.6
Orbital period4.47 years
Semi-major axis2.71 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination8.91°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

Also named after someone called Beata

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