(209791) Tokaj

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Asteroid
(209791) Tokaj
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  July 31, 2016 ( JD 2,457,600.5)
Orbit type Middle main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6865  AU
eccentricity 0.0907
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4427 AU - 2.9303 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.2573 °
Length of the ascending node 48.3305 °
Argument of the periapsis 342.6649 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 19th August 2016
Sidereal period 4.40 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 16.8 likes
history
Explorer Krisztián Sárneczky
Date of discovery April 1, 2005
Another name 2005 GU 21
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(209791) Tokaj is an asteroid of the central main belt that was discovered on April 1, 2005 by the Hungarian amateur astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky at the Piszkéstető Observatory ( IAU code 561) in the northern Hungarian Mátra Mountains on behalf of the Budapest Konkoly Observatory .

The asteroid was named on July 12, 2014 after the Hungarian city of Tokaj , which is best known for the Tokaj wine named after the city .

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