(178796) Posztoczky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 2001 by Sarneczky, K., Derekas, A. at Piszkesteto.
Károly Posztoczky (1882-1963) was a Hungarian landowner and amateur astronomer. He started his observations at his private observatory on Erdőtagyos in 1915. He made solar, lunar and deep-sky observations and took numerous astrophotos. On his land he also established a meteorological station.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Posztoczky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Posztoczky is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 178796 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DQ86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 5.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.961 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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