(808811) Tarczaygyorgy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 October 2018 by K. Sárneczky D. Tarczay-Nehéz at Piszkés-tető.

György Tarczay (b. 1974) is a Hungarian chemist and full professor at the Eötvös Loránd University. His main field of research is the spectroscopic characterization of molecules relevant in interstellar chemistry. Committed to the inspiration of young people through education and public outreach, he is also the husband of the asteroid's first discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tarczaygyorgy is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tarczaygyorgy is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number808811
Provisional designation2018 TY29
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.57
Orbital period4.39 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.32 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.135
Inclination16.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.32 au

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

Also named after someone called Gyorgy