(303648) Mikszath Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 May 2005 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Kálmán Mikszáth (1847-1910) was a Hungarian novelist and journalist, whose novels contained social commentary, satire and humorous anecdotes. His early stories were based on the lives of peasants and artisans. His later stories became increasingly critical of the aristocracy and the burden they placed on Hungarian society.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikszath is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikszath is 1.98 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 303648 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 KC9 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.63 |
| Orbital period | 2.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 1.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0506 |
| Inclination | 20.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.840 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kalman
All asteroids named after someone called Kalman