(271009) Reitterferenc

Asteroid (271009) Reitterferenc
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: February 16, 2017 ( JD 2,457,800.5)
Orbit type	Inner main belt asteroid
Asteroid family	Massalia family
Major semi-axis	2.4021 AU
eccentricity	0.1824
Perihelion - aphelion	1.9640 AU - 2.8402 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	0.6661 °
Length of the ascending node	300.0108 °
Argument of the periapsis	114.3609 °
Time of passage of the perihelion	11th July 2017
Sidereal period	3.72 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness	17.4 likes
history
Explorer	Krisztián Sárneczky
Date of discovery	December 25, 2002
Another name	2002 YE ₃ , 2002 XX ₁₁₆ , 2007 BU ₆₅
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(271009) Reitterferenc is an asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on December 25, 2002 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 had previously been sighted on December 6, 2002 with the provisional designation 2002 XX ₁₁₆ as part of the Digital Sky Survey at the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico .

The asteroid is a member of the Massalia family, a group of asteroids with low orbital inclination named after their largest member (20) Massalia . The timeless (non- osculating ) orbital elements of (271009) Reitterferenc are almost identical to those of the smaller, if one assumes the absolute brightness of 17.8 compared to 17.5, asteroids (385747) 2005 XC ₃₀ .

(271009) Reitterferenc was named on October 8, 2014 after the Hungarian architect and engineer Ferenc Reitter (1813–1874).

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