(351785) Reguly Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 April 2006 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.

Antal Reguly (1819-1858) was a Hungarian linguist and ethnographer notable for his contribution to the study of Uralic languages. He was the first ethnographer to visit the Mansi people to collect data on their language and folklore. He also visited Finland and translated parts of the Finnish epic, The Kalevala, into Hungarian.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-08-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Reguly is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reguly is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number351785
Provisional designation2006 HL18
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.82
Orbital period3.87 years
Semi-major axis2.47 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.181
Inclination1.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

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

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