(203773) Magyarics Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Rudolf Magyarics (b. 1960) is a friend of Stefan Kürti, who discovered and measured the early positions of this minor planet. They used to observe the Perseid meteor shower together during their high-school studies.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Magyarics is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Magyarics is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 203773 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 RL267 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0721 |
| Inclination | 0.873° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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