(128062) Szrogh Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 July 2003 by Sarneczky, K., Sipocz, B. at Piszkesteto.

György Szrogh (1915-1999) was a Hungarian architect and professor of the Hungarian University of Arts and Design. He built the main building of the Konkoly Observatory's Piszkéstető Station, and the dome of the 60/90-cm Schmidt Telescope in the early 1960s.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Szrogh is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Szrogh is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number128062
Provisional designation2003 NW5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.06
Orbital period5.39 years
Semi-major axis3.07 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.58 – 3.56 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination13.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

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