(552681) Sosvera Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 October 2012 by G. Hodosán K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.

Vera T. Sós (b. 1930) is a Hungarian mathematician, university professor and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Her research interests include number theory, combinatorics and mathematical analysis. Her famous result is the Erdős-Rényi-Sós friendship theorem in graph theory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sosvera is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sosvera is 3.45 au from the Sun and 4.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number552681
Provisional designation2010 JY210
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.54
Orbital period5.56 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 3.46 au
Eccentricity0.101
Inclination10.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.85 au

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

Also named after someone called Vera

Also discovered on 21 October 2012

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