(248717) Odryarpad Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 2006 by Sarneczky, K., Kuli, Z. at Piszkesteto.
Árpád Ódry (1876–1937) was a Hungarian actor, teacher, director and theater manager. As an actor he mainly played dramatic roles, as a director he directed forty-five plays at the National Theatre. Ódry overcame his original speech impediment with great perseverance, and as a teacher he also worked to pass on a clear, cultured style of speech.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Odryarpad is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Odryarpad is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 248717 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QQ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.61 km (#16,046 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0260 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 7.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.