(216194) Ujvarosy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 2006 by K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.

Antal Újvárosy (b. 1954) is a Hungarian environmental specialist, teacher and amateur astronomer. He is active in environmental education, dissemination and attitude formation. Previously he was the leader of the comet section of several astronomical journals and the director of The Planetarium of Kecskemét.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ujvarosy is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ujvarosy is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number216194
Provisional designation2006 UA4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.77
Orbital period4.44 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.53 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.0631
Inclination14.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

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

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