(240364) Kozmutza Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 September 2003 by Sarneczky, K., Sip\ Hocz, B. at Piszkesteto.

Flóra Kozmutza (1905-1995) was a Hungarian educator, psychologist and high school teacher. She was a reformer of the Hungarian special education psychology, initiated the establishment of remedial education kindergartens, and directed the Special Education College of Budapest between 1972 and 1980.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-12-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kozmutza is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kozmutza is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number240364
Provisional designation2003 SQ129
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.73
Orbital period3.83 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.159
Inclination2.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

Also named after someone called Flora

Also discovered on 20 September 2003