(728826) Szerbantal Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 2010 by K. Sárneczky S. Kürti at Piszkés-tető.

Antal Szerb (1901–1945) was a Hungarian writer, literary historian, translator, and a Professor of Literature at the University of Szeged. He is best known for his academic works on literature, characterized by a brilliant and ironic style. Antal published a volume on the theory of the novel and two books about the history of world and Hungarian literature.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #20, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Szerbantal is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Szerbantal is 3.01 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number728826
Provisional designation2010 SZ35
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.46
Orbital period5.54 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.93 – 3.33 au
Eccentricity0.0641
Inclination9.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.95 au

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

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