(115059) Nagykaroly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 2003 by Sarneczky, K., Sipocz, B. at Piszkesteto.
Károly Nagy (1797-1868) was a Hungarian astronomer, mathematician, chemist and politician. His observatory in Bicske was one of the most well-equipped observatories of Europe in the nineteenth century. It was destroyed during World War I, and only its main tower stands nowadays.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nagykaroly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nagykaroly is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 115059 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 RJ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.77 km (#11,063 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0765 |
| Inclination | 2.52° |
| 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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