(591347) Tarczylajos Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 October 2010 by K. Sárneczky S. Kürti at Piszkesteto.

Lajos Tarczy (1807–1881) was a Hungarian natural scientist, educator, and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. For forty-eight years he was a teacher at the Reformed College of Pápa, where he taught philosophy and natural sciences. He wrote numerous textbooks which contributed to the development of the Hungarian technical language.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tarczylajos is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tarczylajos is 2.96 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number591347
Provisional designation2013 JC7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.12
Orbital period5.38 years
Semi-major axis3.07 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.96 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.0372
Inclination10.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.96 au

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

Also discovered on 31 October 2010

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