(547705) Paalgyorgy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 October 2010 by Z. Kuli K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.

György Paál (1934–1992) was a Hungarian physicist and cosmologist. He made significant contributions to theories on the formation of galaxy clusters, the origin of the primordial universe and the expansion of the universe.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Paalgyorgy is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paalgyorgy is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number547705
Provisional designation2010 UG115
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.51
Orbital period4.54 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.0387
Inclination4.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

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

Also named after someone called Gyorgy

Also discovered on 31 October 2010

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