(217398) Tihany Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2005 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Tihany is a historic village on the northern shore of Lake Balaton on the Tihany Peninsula. The center of the peninsula is the Benedictine Tihany Abbey, which was founded in 1055. The founding charter of this abbey is the first extant record of the Hungarian language.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tihany is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tihany is 1.84 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 217398 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GC22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 6.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.826 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.