(564808) Pallai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2011 by K. Sárneczky S. Kürti at Piszkesteto.
Péter Pallai (b. 1938) is a lifelong jazz fan from Hungary. He joined the BBC's Hungarian Section in 1968, where he hosted a weekly music show. Pallai moved back to Hungary after 40 years in London, and he has been the driving force of Hungarian jazz life ever since.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #10, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pallai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pallai is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 564808 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 PY67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 8.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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