(155215) Vamostibor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 2005 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Tibor Vámos (b. 1926) is an electrical engineer, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and the father of data communication in Hungary. He was the winner of the 2005 annual science communication award of the Club of Hungarian Science Journalists.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vamostibor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vamostibor is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 155215 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 VU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 3.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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