(2043) Ortutay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1936 by G. Kulin at Konkoly.
Named in memory of Gyula Ortutay, a professor of ethnography and a Hungarian cultural leader who patronized the popularization of astronomy in his country.Naming citation (MPC 5183), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ortutay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ortutay is 3.45 au from the Sun and 4.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2043 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 TH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 48.5 km (#778 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Rotation period | 7.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 3.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1452) Hunnia
- (1489) Attila
- (1513) Matra
- (1538) Detre
- (1546) Izsak
- (1710) Gothard
- (2058) Roka
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