(170644) Tepliczky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 December 2003 by K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.
István Tepliczky (b. 1961) is a Hungarian amateur astronomer, who was a well-known figure in Hungarian meteor astronomy in the 1980s and 1990s. His friendly personality won many young people to the cause of astronomy. His best-known result is the detection of the outburst of the Aurigids meteor shower in 1986.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tepliczky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tepliczky is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 170644 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 YW107 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.94 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0496 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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