(562446) Pilinszky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 2014 by P. Székely K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.
János Pilinszky (1921–1981) is one of the greatest Hungarian poets of the post-war period. He is best remembered for his poems of the 1950s which bear witness to the horrors of the Second World War and mid-twentieth century Europe.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pilinszky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pilinszky is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 562446 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 YR23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0931 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.