(547599) Viraghalmy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 2010 by J. Kelemen K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.
Géza Virághalmy (1932–2019) was a Hungarian physicist and the head of the technical department of the Konkoly Observatory between 1972 and 1999. During his career he built several photoelectric photometers and a polarimeter, and he introduced regular CCD observations at the Piszkéstető Station.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Viraghalmy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Viraghalmy is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 547599 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 TM163 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 7.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.