(150081) Steindl Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 October 2006 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.

Imre Steindl (1839-1902) was a Hungarian architect, full professor of the Budapest University of Technology, and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His most famous work, the Hungarian Parliament Building, is regarded by many as a symbol of the capital city.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Steindl is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steindl is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number150081
Provisional designation2006 UH109
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.16
Orbital period3.66 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity0.178
Inclination3.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.941 au

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

Also named after someone called Imre

Also discovered on 19 October 2006

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