(157141) Sopron Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 August 2004 by Sarneczky, K., Szalai, T. at Piszkesteto.

Sopron, a town in Hungary near the Austrian border, is the birthplace of the second discoverer.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sopron is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sopron is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number157141
Provisional designation2004 PO1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.10 km (#16,929 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.121
Absolute magnitude (H)16.22
Orbital period4.14 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.116
Inclination15.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.32 au

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

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