(181298) Ladanyi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 2006 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Tamás Ladányi (b. 1972) is a Hungarian amateur astronomer and a member of the “The World At Night” group. He is interested in astrophotography and double stars, and (as of 2012 Nov.) the Washington Double Star Catalog contains two double stars discovered by him.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ladanyi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ladanyi is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 181298 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.81 km (#10,994 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 16.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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