(84919) Karinthy

Asteroid (84919) Karinthy
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: February 16, 2017 ( JD 2,457,800.5)
Orbit type	Middle main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2.8129 AU
eccentricity	0.1307
Perihelion - aphelion	2.4452 AU - 3.1805 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	13.1850 °
Length of the ascending node	48.2347 °
Argument of the periapsis	45.0787 °
Time of passage of the perihelion	23rd December 2017
Sidereal period	4.72 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	5.740 (± 0.334) km
Albedo	0.049 (± 0.011)
Absolute brightness	15.2 mag
history
Explorer	Krisztián Sárneczky Szabolcs Mészarós
Date of discovery	November 3, 2003
Another name	2003 VH
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(84919) Karinthy is an asteroid of the main middle belt . It was discovered on November 3, 2003 by the Hungarian amateur astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky and the Hungarian astronomer Szabolcs Mészarós at the Piszkéstető Observatory ( IAU code 561) in the northern Hungarian Mátra Mountains on behalf of the Budapest Konkoly Observatory .

Mean distance from the Sun ( major semiaxis ), eccentricity and inclination of the orbit plane of the asteroid roughly correspond to the Dora family, a group of asteroids named after (668) Dora .

(84919) Karinthy was named on January 22, 2008 after the Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy (1887-1938).

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