(230656) Kovacspal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 2003 by Sarneczky, K., Sipocz, B. at Piszkesteto.
Pál Kovács (1912-1995) was a Hungarian Olympic fencer and sports leader, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing. He won six gold and one bronze medals in sabre at five Olympic Games between 1936 and 1960.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kovacspal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kovacspal is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 230656 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 SX111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.58 km (#16,111 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.153 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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