(187125) Marxgyorgy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2005 by Sarneczky, K., Kuli, Z. at Piszkesteto.
György Marx (1927-2002) was a Hungarian physicist and astrophysicist, a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and head of the Department of Atomic Physics in Eötvös Loránd University. He was the winner of the 2002 annual science communication award of the Club of Hungarian Science Journalists.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marxgyorgy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marxgyorgy is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 187125 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 QD87 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 310 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0808 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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