(260601) Wesselenyi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 2005 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Baron Miklós Wesselényi (1796-1850) was a Hungarian statesman, leader of the upper house of the Diet, member of the Board of Academy of Sciences, and a hero of the 1838 Pest flood. During this natural disaster, he saved many lives by rowing about the flooded city, rescuing people from rooftops.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wesselenyi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wesselenyi is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 260601 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GP8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0955 |
| Inclination | 3.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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