(172593) Vorosmarty Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 2003 by Sarneczky, K., Meszaros, S. at Piszkesteto.
Mihály Vörösmarty (1800–1855) was a poet and dramatist, one of the greatest Hungarian romanticists, and a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Science. His poetry “Szózat” became a second national anthem, and Csongor és Tünde is one of the best Hungarian plays of the nineteenth century.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vorosmarty is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vorosmarty is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 172593 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 VM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Mihaly
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