(541582) Tothimre Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 October 2011 by K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.

Imre Tóth (b. 1957) is a Hungarian astronomer, whose main field of research is solar system object including main-belt asteroids and comets. He is best known for modeling cometary comae and determining the size of cometary nuclei based on HST observations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tothimre is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tothimre is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number541582
Provisional designation2011 TZ5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.63
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.176
Inclination15.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also named after someone called Imre

Also discovered on 4 October 2011

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