(245877) Kvassay Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 2006 by K. Sárneczky at Piszkés-tetÅ.
Jenő Kvassay (1850–1919) was a civil engineer who established the modern Hungarian water management service. His responsibilities ranged from inland water drainage to river regulation, irrigation, and culvert construction, as well as the supervision of fishing and aquaculture. Kvassay was actively involved in drafting the first water management law.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kvassay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kvassay is 3.49 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 245877 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QU |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.52 km (#8,226 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 17.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.