(210435) Pollackmihaly Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 December 2008 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.

Mihály Pollack (1773–1855) was an Austrian-born Hungarian architect and a key figure of neoclassical architecture. In 1798 he moved to Pest, and designed many residential buildings, larger palaces and public buildings in the capital city. His main work is the Hungarian National Museum, which was built between 1837 and 1847.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pollackmihaly is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pollackmihaly is 3.18 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number210435
Provisional designation2008 YD26
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.01 km (#8,922 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Absolute magnitude (H)15.13
Orbital period5.49 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.01 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity0.0317
Inclination15.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.05 au

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

Also named after someone called Mihaly

Also discovered on 28 December 2008

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