(142275) Simonyi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 2002 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Károly Simonyi (1916-2001) was a professor of electrical engineering at the Technical University of Budapest. He was an outstanding scholar-educator whose brilliant lectures, and his book The Cultural History of Physics bridges the gap between the “two cultures”, contributing to a new enlightenment in Hungary.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Simonyi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Simonyi is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 142275 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 RQ117 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0635 |
| Inclination | 21.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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