(418891) Vizi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 December 2008 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Szilveszter E. Vizi (b. 1936) is a Hungarian physician, neuroscientist, pharmacologist and university professor, who served as President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences between 2002 and 2008. He is the winner of the 2016 Honoris causa science communication award of the Club of Hungarian Science Journalists.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vizi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vizi is 3.30 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 418891 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 YK148 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 17.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.