(91024) Szechenyi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1998 by Sarneczky, K., Kiss, L. at Piszkesteto.
Count István Széchenyi (1791-1860), known as “The Greatest Hungarian”, was a writer, reformer and patriot. In addition to promoting the first permanent bridge between Buda and Pest, he became famous for donating a year's income toward the foundation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Szechenyi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Szechenyi is 2.83 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 91024 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DA33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.00 km (#15,222 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.197 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0672 |
| Inclination | 4.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 February 1998
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