(28196) Szeged Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 1998 by Sarneczky, K., Kiss, L. at Piszkesteto.
Szeged, located in southern Hungary on the banks of Tisza river, was founded more than 750 years ago. This minor planet was discovered as part of a project coordinated by the University of Szeged.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Szeged is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Szeged is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28196 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XY12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.08 km (#15,005 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0521 |
| Inclination | 6.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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