(196736) Munkacsy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 2003 by Sarneczky, K., Sipocz, B. at Piszkesteto.
Mihály Munkácsy (1844-1900) was a Hungarian painter who lived in Paris and gained an international reputation with his genre pictures and large-scale biblical paintings.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Munkacsy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Munkacsy is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 196736 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 SH127 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0567 |
| Inclination | 2.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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