(204805) Sipocz Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 October 2006 by J. Világi Š. Gajdoš at Modra.

Tibor Šipöcz (b. 1950) is a Slovak physicist and senior lecturer, formerly at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #4, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sipocz is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sipocz is 3.26 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number204805
Provisional designation2006 TS9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.63
Orbital period5.34 years
Semi-major axis3.06 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 3.36 au
Eccentricity0.0988
Inclination7.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

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

Also discovered on 11 October 2006