(558398) Nagysandor Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 2013 by K. Sárneczky T. Csörgei at Piszkesteto.

Sándor Nagy (b. 1970) is a Slovak amateur astronomer and science promoter. As the head of the Corvus astronomy club in Gabčíkovo, he has significantly contributed to the interest of young people in science and astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #16, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Nagysandor is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nagysandor is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number558398
Provisional designation2015 AT140
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.06
Orbital period4.78 years
Semi-major axis2.84 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.57 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity0.0929
Inclination3.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.58 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Sandor

Also discovered on 31 August 2013

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