(235201) Lorantffy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2003 by Sarneczky, K., Sipocz, B. at Piszkesteto.
Zsuzsanna Lorántffy (1602-1660) was a Hungarian aristocrat, the wife of György Rákóczi I, prince of Transylvania. She sponsored several educational institutions, including the Reformed College at Sárospatak. While living in Nagyvárad she ensured that girls were taught to read, write, and do arithmetic.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lorantffy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorantffy is 3.32 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 235201 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 SG158 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.60 km (#11,433 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 4.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.305 |
| Inclination | 28.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.