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1546 Izsák

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Discovered by
  
G. Kulin

Alternative names
  
1941 SG1

Aphelion
  
3.5604 AU (532.63 Gm)

Discovered
  
28 September 1941

Discoverer
  
György Kulin

Discovery site
  
Konkoly Observatory

Discovery date
  
28 September 1941

Observation arc
  
80.59 yr (29437 days)

Perihelion
  
2.7881 AU (417.09 Gm)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Imre Izsak

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

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1546 Izsák is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1941. It was named for the astronomer, Imre Izsák, who later worked at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Imre Izsák was born in Hungary and later worked at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 7.35 ± 0.006 hours with a brightness variation of 0.31 ± 0.02 magnitude.

References

1546 Izsák Wikipedia