(348407) Patkosandras Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 2005 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
András Patkós (b. 1947) is a Hungarian nuclear physicist, a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, professor of Eötvös Loránd University, a renowned researcher of statistical Physics and Cosmology, and the winner of the 2013 annual science communication award of the Club of Hungarian Science Journalists.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patkosandras is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patkosandras is 1.96 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 348407 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 JC94 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.19 |
| Orbital period | 2.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0849 |
| Inclination | 22.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.835 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Andras
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