(413233) Varkonyiagnes Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 September 2003 by B. Sipőcz K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.

Ágnes R. Várkonyi (1928–2014) was a Hungarian historian, cultural historian, and full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Her main field of research was the Rákóczi War of Independence, the Zrínyi Movement, and the Habsburg system. She was the winner of the 1999 annual science communication award.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Varkonyiagnes is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Varkonyiagnes is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number413233
Provisional designation2003 SB129
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.12
Orbital period3.58 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.0856
Inclination4.60°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.15 au

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

Also discovered on 20 September 2003

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