(135799) Raczmiklos Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 2002 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.

Miklós Rácz (b. 1947) is a Hungarian physicist, the head of the technical department of the Konkoly Observatory between 2000 and 2011. During his tenure he has played a key role in the modernisation of the Piszkéstető Station.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Raczmiklos is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raczmiklos is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number135799
Provisional designation2002 RZ111
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.44
Orbital period4.15 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.117
Inclination4.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

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