(82656) Puskas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 2001 by Sarneczky, K., Szabo, G. at Calar Alto.
The legendary left foot of Ferenc Puskás (b. 1927) scored 349 goals for Budapesti Honvéd in 358 major-league football matches and 324 goals for Real Madrid. His 83 goals (in 84 matches) remain a record for any player in an international event, and he scored in Hungary's final loss to Germany during the 1954 World Cup.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Puskas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Puskas is 3.25 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 82656 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 PQ13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.23 km (#10,175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 2.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.