(242523) Kreszgeza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2005 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Géza Kresz (1846-1901), a Hungarian physician, founded the Budapest Voluntary Ambulance Society in 1887. In later years he established an organized ambulance system, actively participated in the elimination of cholera and organized the supply of breast milk for Budapest.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kreszgeza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kreszgeza is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 242523 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AJ10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.47 km (#16,327 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 8.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.